Twelve Chairs
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...Her son-in-law, Ippolit Matwejewitch Worobjaninow, is a former nobleman and a dandy who is currently wasting away as a small town magistrate in charge of civil marriages. He eagerly takes up the quest to find the treasure. Meanwhile, over the years, the twelve chairs have been dispersed all over the country. However, Worobjaninow is not the only one in pursuit of the treasure. Hot on its trail are Ostap Bender, a clever and colorful conman, as well as Father Fjodor, a priest to whom the wealthy aristocrat has also confessed her secret. Thus begins a wild chase that ranges from North to South, West to East, across water and land, from the country to the city.
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Cast
22 people
Georgiy Deliev
Ostap Bender
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Gennadiy Skarga
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Ulrike Ottinger
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Klavdiya Ivanovna Petukhova
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Boris Raev
Father Fyodor
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Ulrike Ottinger Director · Ilya Ilf Author Yevgeni Petrov Author
First release July 15, 2004 · Produced in Germany · Languages German, Russian
Production
Ulrike Oettinger Filmproduktion
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Zwölf Stühle
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Russian
Release dates
Switzerland · July 15, 2004
German speaking region
Germany · July 15, 2004
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
March 11, 2005 · Mar del Plata Film Festival
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