The Twelve Chairs

The Twelve Chairs

1970-10-28 1h 34m G
Comedy Drama
6.3
User Score
138 votes

"A wild and hilarious chase for a fortune in jewels."

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.

Mel Brooks

Director

Doris Mudie

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

$1,806,258

Runtime

1h 34m

Release Date

1970-10-28

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Reviews

tiailds

tiailds

2016-01-16T07:43:19.942Z

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.