The Twelve Chairs

Name: The Twelve Chairs
Released: 1970-10-28

1970· G· 1h 34m· Comedy· Drama

“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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Key Crew

DirectorMel Brooks

ScreenplayMel Brooks

ProducerMichael Hertzberg

Director of PhotographyĐorđe Nikolić

Original Music ComposerJohn Morris

EditorAlan Heim

Full cast & crew (27 cast · 24 crew)

Details

Released1970-10-28

Runtime1h 34m · G

StatusReleased

StudiosCrossbow Productions · The Twelve Chairs Company · Universal Marion Corporation (UMC)

Budget$2M

Box office$2M

LanguagesRussian · English

CountriesUnited States of America

Rating6.3/10 · 146 votes

Original languageen

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