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The Twelve Chairs (Russian: Двенадцать стульев, romanized: Dvenadtsat stulyev) is a classic satirical picaresque novel by the Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov, published in 1928. Its plot follows characters attempting to obtain jewelry hidden in a chair.
- Ilf and Petrov
- 1928
The Twelve Chairs is a 1970 American comedy film directed and written by Mel Brooks, and starring Frank Langella, Ron Moody and Dom DeLuise. The film is one of at least eighteen film adaptations of the Soviet 1928 novel The Twelve Chairs by Ilf and Petrov.
Oct 28, 1970 · A fallen aristocrat, a priest and a con artist search for a treasure of jewels hidden in one of twelve dining chairs in 1920s Soviet Russia. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this film.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Mel Brooks
- 1970-10-28
The marvellous events of The Twelve Chairs are taking place after the final victory of historical materialism in one, separately taken country. Our heroes, who classically may be called picaros – like those of classical picaresque novels – are treasure hunters, the unbelievable tandem of a wedding swindler Ostap Bender and a former nobleman ...
- (23.3K)
- Paperback
- Ilya Ilf
A classic Russian tale of a hidden fortune and a chase across the country is adapted by Mel Brooks with his signature humor and cynicism. Read Ebert's analysis of the film's characters, themes and metaphors, and how Brooks balances comedy and pathos.
Synopsis. In Russia in 1927, Vorobyaninov, an elderly license clerk who was once a nobleman, is informed by his dying mother that she hid a fortune in jewels in one of 12 matching chairs during the 1917 Revolution.
Oct 30, 2011 · A brilliant satire of the early years of the Soviet Union, as well as the inspiration for a Mel Brooks film, The Twelve Chairs retains its universal appeal.
