A wild and hilarious chase for a fortune in jewels.
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.
The Twelve Chairs (1970) is a comedy and drama film directed by Mel Brooks, released on October 28, 1970 with a runtime of 1h 34m. It stars Ron Moody, Frank Langella, Dom DeLuise and Andréas Voutsinas. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 154 ratings.
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Ron Moody
as Ippolit Vorobyaninov
Frank Langella
as Ostap Bender
Dom DeLuise
as Father Fyodor
Andréas Voutsinas
as Nikolai Sestrin
Diana Coupland
as Diana Coupland
Mel Brooks
as Tikon
David Lander
as Engineer Bruns
Vlada Petrić
as Sevitsky
Elaine Garreau
as Claudia Ivanovna
Robert Bernal
as Curator
Will Stampe
as Night Watchman
Bridget Brice
as Young Woman
Directed by Mel Brooks, written by Mel Brooks, Ilya Ilf and Yevgeni Petrov, produced by Michael Hertzberg and Ronald H. Gilbert.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 154 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on January 16, 2016
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The main cast of The Twelve Chairs (1970) includes Ron Moody, Frank Langella, Dom DeLuise, Andréas Voutsinas and Diana Coupland. The film was directed by Mel Brooks. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Twelve Chairs was released on October 28, 1970 and runs for 1h 34m.
The Twelve Chairs (1970) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 154 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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