The Twelve Chairs (1970)
1h 34m | PG-13
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.
Director: Mel Brooks
Studio: Crossbow Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Ron Moody
as Ippolit Vorobyaninov
Frank Langella
as Ostap Bender
Dom DeLuise
as Father Fyodor
Andréas Voutsinas
as Nikolai Sestrin
Diana Coupland
as Diana Coupland
Mel Brooks
as Tikon
Reviews
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 slow I almost fell asleep 2/3 through and was wanting to fast-forward in the last 5 minutes. 1 out of 3 1.5+1+1=3.5+1(default 1)=4.5 Round up or down for overall feeling and this feels like a 4. This is not a movie I would want to see and felt like my time was somewhat wasted.