12 Chairs

12 Chairs

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Release Date

6/21/1971

Runtime

161 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Budget

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Revenue

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A picaresque romp through Soviet Russia where a fallen nobleman and a charming grifter chase down chairs in search of hidden diamonds, treating the whole impossible quest as an adventure.

Mood

WhimsicalAbsurd

Themes

ClassAmbitionRedemption

Tone

Comedic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Stylized genreNaturalistic

Structure

Road movie

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