The Twelve Chairs
6.4
“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.
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Cast
27 people
Ron Moody
Ippolit Vorobyaninov
Known for
Oliver!
Murder Most Foul
Frank Langella
Ostap Bender
Known for
The Ninth Gate
The Americans
Dom DeLuise
Father Fyodor
Known for
All Dogs Go to Heaven
History of the World: Part I
Andréas Voutsinas
Nikolai Sestrin
Known for
The Producers
The Big Blue
Diana Coupland
Diana Coupland
Known for
Operation: Daybreak
Mel Brooks
Tikon
Known for
Spaceballs
Robots
David Lander
Engineer Bruns
Also in
Time Without Pity
The Spanish Gardener
Vlada Petrić
Sevitsky
Also in
Bright Leaves
The Cabinet Minister's Wife
Elaine Garreau
Claudia Ivanovna
Also in
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Robert Bernal
Curator
Also in
Captain Lightfoot
The Quare Fellow
Will Stampe
Night Watchman
Also in
Till Death Us Do Part
Pennies from Heaven
Bridget Brice
Young Woman
Also in
The Professionals
Loophole
Mel Brooks Director · Ilya Ilf Author Yevgeni Petrov Author
Worldwide gross $1.8M · Budget $1.5M · United States release October 28, 1970
Box office
Budget
$1,500,000
Worldwide gross
$1,806,258
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Crossbow Productions
Production
The Twelve Chairs Company
Production
Universal Marion Corporation (UMC)
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
United States · October 28, 1970
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1983
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Australia
January 1, 1972 · Theatrical
Russia
February 21, 1983 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 23, 1975 · Theatrical
November 14, 2008 · Physical · DVD
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