The Twelve Chairs (1970)

★ 6.3 1h 34m IMDb

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

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Cast

Ron Moody
Ron Moody as Ippolit Vorobyaninov Died 2015 · Tottenham, Middlesex, England, UK Ron Moody (born Ronald Moodnick; January 8, 1925 – June 11, 2015) was an English actor, singer, and writer. He was best known for his portrayal of Fagin in Oliver! (1968) and its 1983 Broadway revival...
Frank Langella
Frank Langella as Ostap Bender Age 88 · Bayonne, New Jersey, USA Frank A. Langella, Jr. (born January 1, 1938) is an American stage and film actor.
Dom DeLuise
Dom DeLuise as Father Fyodor Died 2009 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Dominick "Dom" DeLuise (August 1, 1933 – May 4, 2009) was an American actor and comedian. Known primarily for comedy roles, he rose to fame in the 1970s as a frequent guest on television variety shows...
Andréas Voutsinas
Andréas Voutsinas as Nikolai Sestrin Died 2010 · Khartoum, Sudan Andreas Voutsinas (22 August 1930 – 8 June 2010) was a Greek actor and theatre director. In the English-speaking world, he was best known for his roles in three Mel Brooks films, The Producers (1967),...
Diana Coupland
Diana Coupland as Diana Coupland Died 2006 · Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK Betty Diana Coupland (5 March 1928 – 10 November 2006), billed as Diana Coupland, was an English actress and singer, best remembered for her role in the sitcom Bless This House, as Jean Abbott, the wi...
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks as Tikon Age 99 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and songwriter. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety...

Audience Reviews

tiailds 4/10 Jan 16, 2016
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.

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