FeatureG1970·94m·6.3

The Twelve Chairs

A wild and hilarious chase for a fortune in jewels.

ComedyDrama

In 1920s Soviet Russia, a fallen aristocrat, a priest and a con artist search for a treasure of jewels hidden inside one of twelve dining chairs, lost during the revolution.

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Cast

Ron Moody

Ippolit Vorobyaninov

Frank Langella

Ostap Bender

Dom DeLuise

Father Fyodor

Andréas Voutsinas

Nikolai Sestrin

Diana Coupland

Diana Coupland

Mel Brooks

Tikon

David Lander

Engineer Bruns

Vlada Petrić

Sevitsky

Elaine Garreau

Claudia Ivanovna

Robert Bernal

Curator

Will Stampe

Night Watchman

Bridget Brice

Young Woman

Nicholas Smith

Actor in Play

Rada Đuričin

Actress in Play

Branka Veselinović

Natasha

Mladen 'Mlađa' Veselinović

Peasant

Petar Banićević

Sergeant (uncredited)

Dejan Čavić

Orator (uncredited)

Ljubomir Ćipranić

Extra (uncredited)

Radmilo Ćurčić

Fat Man (uncredited)

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
$1.5M
Revenue
$1.8M
Age rating
G
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Crossbow ProductionsThe Twelve Chairs CompanyUniversal Marion Corporation (UMC)

Crew

Director

Mel Brooks

Writers

Mel Brooks, Ilya Ilf, Yevgeni Petrov

Đorđe Nikolić

Director of Photography

Alan Heim

Editor

Miodrag Nikolić

Production Design

John Morris

Original Music Composer

Gallery

Reviews

tiailds

1/16/2016

4.0

For a Mel Brooks movie, far from the best. For a 60-70's comedy, I've definitely seen better. A poor man's Mad Mad Mad Mad World. "Was it interesting?" That was the best part. The story is complex, characters were developed with reasonable motivations. It's just the transition to a movie that didn't really do it justice. 1.5 out of 3 "Was it entertaining?" The comedy was slightly humorous in parts, but mostly predictable or too drawn out. 1 out of 3 "Was it memorable?" The locations were pretty well done, and the acting was better than the dialog. The problem is that pacing was so slow I almost fell asleep 2/3 through and was wanting to fast-forward in the last 5 minutes. 1 out of 3 1.5+1+1=3.5+1(default 1)=4.5 Round up or down for overall feeling and this feels like a 4. This is not a movie I would want to see and felt like my time was somewhat wasted.