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Director:
Leonid Gaidai
Writers:
Ilya Ilf (novel) and
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Release Date:
2 November 1972 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
A former aristocrat Ippolit Vorobyaninov leads a miserable life in Soviet Russia. His mother-in-law reveals a secret to him... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A nice treasure hunt more (6 total)

Cast

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Archil Gomiashvili ... Ostap Bender
Sergei Filippov ... Kisa Vorobyaninov
Mikhail Pugovkin ... Father Fyodor
Natalya Krachkovskaya ... M-me Gritsatsuyeva
Natalya Vorobyova ... Ellochka Schukina
Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova ... Yelena Stanislavovna Bowr
Nina Grebeshkova ... Musik / Tsaritza Tamara
Yuri Nikulin ... Dvornik Tikhon
Natalya Varley ... Liza
Klara Rumyanova ... Katerina Alexandrovna, Father Fyodor's wife
Leonid Gaidai ... Varfolomey Korobeynikov
Igor Yasulovich ... Engineer Schukin
Georgiy Vitsin ... Stage worker Mechnikov
Saveli Kramarov ... Chess club chairman
Viktor Pavlov ... Kolya
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
12 стульев (Soviet Union: Russian title)
Dvenadtsat stulev (Soviet Union: Russian title) (alternative spelling)
Twelve Chairs
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Runtime:
161 min
Country:
Soviet Union
Language:
Russian
Color:
Color (Sovcolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl
Company:
Mosfilm more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Georgi Daneliya was originally set to direct, but he yielded the job to Leonid Gaidai who wanted to direct the movie. more
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Anachronisms: When Ostap and Ippolit Matveevich are trying to sneak onboard the steamer disguised as loaders, a jet contrail is visible in the upward shot. more
Movie Connections:
References Zolotoy telyonok (1968) more
Soundtrack:
Gde sredi pampasov begayut bizony... more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
A nice treasure hunt, 29 February 2008
10/10
Author: Alex Kvaskov from Canada

Gaidai's adaption of Ilf and Petrov's book is better than the 1977 version. Mironov is a good actor, but Archil Gomashvilli is better, though it is not his voice in the movie. Gaidai disliked his voice and asked another actor to do Gomashvilli's lines. That was met with great protest from Gomashvilli and they fought with Gaidai, thus starting a many year mute dispute. Pugovkin (father Fyodor) is also interesting in this role as the "compition" as Ostap calls him. This film is a must-see as here Gaidai once again shows off his talent for light comedy. And by the way, did you know that Karapeinikov (the person from whom Ostap bought the orders for the chairs) is actually Gaidai himself! Almost all Soviet viewers did not know and many still are not aware of this, that it is Gaidai himself there. A great movie!

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