The Twelve Chairs
A wild and hilarious chase for a fortune in jewels.
1970 | 94m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Mel Brooks |
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| Writer: | Mel Brooks, Doris Mudie, Ilya Ilf, Yevgeni Petrov |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 28, 1970 |
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| Director: | Mel Brooks |
| Writer: | Mel Brooks, Doris Mudie, Ilya Ilf, Yevgeni Petrov |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | hidden fortune, comedy |
| Production Companies | Crossbow Productions, The Twelve Chairs Company, Universal Marion Corporation (UMC) |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mel Brooks | Director, Screenplay |
| Doris Mudie | Screenplay |
| Đorđe Nikolić | Director of Photography |
| Miodrag Nikolić | Production Design |
| Alan Heim | Editor |
| Ilya Ilf | Novel |
| John Morris | Original Music Composer |
| Yevgeni Petrov | Novel |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ronald H. Gilbert | Producer |
| Michael Hertzberg | Producer |
| Sidney Glazier | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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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 did ... n'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.