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The Twelve Chairs

1970·1h 34m·G
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.4/10
7,721 votes

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 is a 1970 drama comedy movie directed by Mel Brooks, starring Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Frank Langella. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.4/10 from 7,721 votes and runs 1h 34m.

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Director
Mel Brooks
Stars
Mel Brooks
Dom DeLuise
Frank Langella
Ron Moody
Details
1970-10-28
94 min
Movie
G
★ United States
★ English, Russian
Keywords
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