12 Chairs

12 Chairs

1971 · 161 min · RU · 7.6 (184 votes)
Dir. Leonid Gaidai · Starring Archil Gomiashvili, Sergei Filippov, Mikhail Pugovkin, Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova, Natalya Varley, Natalya Vorobyova · Music Aleksandr Zatsepin
ComedyAdventureCrime

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.

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A whirlwind of madcap chases and sharp wit. This Soviet satire is a treasure hunt fueled by pure, unadulterated chaos and the absurdity of human desire. Expect laughs and a dizzying pace.

hilariouschaoticwittyabsurdistpropulsiveslapstick comedySoviet cinemaperiod pieceroad moviegreedclass struggleadventuresatire
based on novel or book
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