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The Twelve Chairs

The Twelve Chairs

6,3 /10 (149 Votes)
1970 EN 94 min

Overview

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.

Release date

28/10/1970

Votes

149

Popularity

2.5

A wild and hilarious chase for a fortune in jewels.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

94 min

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

$1,806,258

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tiailds

2016-01-16

⭐ 4

For a Mel Brooks movie, far from the best. For a 60-70's comedy, I've definitely seen better. A poor man's Mad Mad Mad Mad World. "Was it interesting?" That was the best part. The story is complex, characters were developed with reasonable motivations. It's just the transition to a movie that didn't really do it justice. 1.5 out of 3 "Was it entertaining?" The comedy was slightly humorous in parts, but mostly predictable or too drawn out. 1 out of 3 "Was it memorable?" The locations were pretty well done, and the acting was better than the dialog. The problem is that pacing was so s…

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