The Twelve Chairs (1970 film)

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The Twelve Chairs (1970 film) is a 1970 satirical comedy directed by Mel Brooks, following a frantic treasure hunt in Soviet Russia for jewels hidden in one of a set of dining chairs.

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instanceOf comedy film
feature film
film
satirical film
basedOn The Twelve Chairs (novel)
basedOnWorkBy Ilya Ilf
Yevgeny Petrov NERFINISHED
character Father Fyodor
Ippolit Matveyevich Vorobyaninov
Ostap Bender
cinematographer Paul Lohmann NERFINISHED
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States
director Mel Brooks
distributor United Artists
editor Steven Sterner
filmingLocation Yugoslavia
genre comedy
satire
hasDirectorCameo Mel Brooks
hasMelBrooksFilmographyPosition second feature as director
medium 35 mm film
musicBy John Morris
narrativeLocation Soviet Russia
linked to: Soviet Union
narrativeTheme satire of Soviet society
treasure hunt
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A former nobleman and a con artist search across Soviet Russia for jewels hidden in one of twelve dining chairs.
producer Michael Hertzberg
productionCompany Crossbow Productions
releaseDate 1970-10-28
releaseYear 1970
runtimeMinutes 93
screenwriter Evgeny Evtushenko
linked to: Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Ilya Ilf
Mel Brooks
Yevgeny Petrov ONDG
setting Russia
Soviet Union
spokenLanguage English
starredActor Andreas Voutsinas
Dom DeLuise
Frank Langella
Mel Brooks
Ron Moody
timePeriodOfSetting post-revolutionary Soviet Union
title The Twelve Chairs

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The Twelve Chairs (1970 film) title The Twelve Chairs
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The Twelve Chairs (1970 film) basedOn The Twelve Chairs (novel)
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