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Cast
Archil Gomiashvili
as Ostap Bender
Sergei Filippov
as Ippolit "Kisa" Vorobyaninov
Mikhail Pugovkin
as Father Fyodor
Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova
as Yelena Stanislavovna Bour
Natalya Varley
as Yelizaveta "Liza" Petrovna
Natalya Vorobyova
as Ellochka Shchukina
Nina Grebeshkova
as Musik, Bruns' wife
Natalya Krachkovskaya
as madame Gritsatsuyeva
Klara Rumyanova
as Father Fyodor's wife
Georgiy Vitsin
as fitter Mechnikov
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1971
Runtime2h 41m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Adventure, Crime
Votes179
DirectorLeonid Gaidai
WritersVladlen Bakhnov, Leonid Gaidai
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known As12 Chairs
About 12 Chairs
A former aristocrat Ippolit Vorobyaninov leads a miserable life in Soviet Russia. His mother-in-law reveals a secret to him - she hid family diamonds in one of the twelve chairs they once had. Vorobyaninov in cooperation with a young con artist Ostap Bender start a long search for the diamonds.
Directed by Leonid Gaidai, 12 Chairs leans on a strong ensemble — Archil Gomiashvili, Sergei Filippov, Mikhail Pugovkin — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1971.
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