Twelve Chairs
Zwölf Stühle
Synopsis
...Her son-in-law, Ippolit Matwejewitch Worobjaninow, is a former nobleman and a dandy who is currently wasting away as a small town magistrate in charge of civil marriages. He eagerly takes up the quest to find the treasure. Meanwhile, over the years, the twelve chairs have been dispersed all over the country. However, Worobjaninow is not the only one in pursuit of the treasure. Hot on its trail are Ostap Bender, a clever and colorful conman, as well as Father Fjodor, a priest to whom the wealthy aristocrat has also confessed her secret. Thus begins a wild chase that ranges from North to South, West to East, across water and land, from the country to the city.
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Georgiy Deliev
Ostap Bender
Gennadiy Skarga
Ippolit Matveevich Vorobyaninov
Svetlana Dyagilyeva
Klavdiya Ivanovna Petukhova
Boris Raev
Father Fyodor
Iryna Tokarchuk
Elena Stanislavovna Bour
Oksana Burlay-Piterova
Liza
Irina Kovalskaya
Agafya Tikhonovna
Natalya Buzko
Ellochka the Cannibal
Alla Brodskaya
Katerina Aleksandrovna
Anatoli Paduka
Vartholomey Korobeinikov
Georgiy Derevyanskiy
Tikhon the janitor
Mikhail Malitskiy
Persitsky
Pavel Kolomiychuk
Iznurenkov
Leonid Anisimov
Alkhen
Vsevolod Kabanov
Valeriy Bassel
Arthur Litvinov
Alexandra Svenskaya
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ulrike Ottinger
- Screenplay & Story
- Yevgeni Petrov, Ulrike Ottinger, Ilya Ilf
- Original Title
- Zwölf Stühle
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Spoken Languages
- German, Russian
- Runtime
- 3h 18m
- Production Studios
- Ulrike Oettinger Filmproduktion
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ulrike Ottinger
Yevgeni Petrov, Ulrike Ottinger, Ilya Ilf
Ulrike Ottinger
Bettina Blickwede, Ulrike Ottinger
Department Leadership Roster
Ulrike Ottinger
Director
Ulrike Ottinger
Writer
Bettina Blickwede
Editor
Ulrike Ottinger
Editor
Ulrike Ottinger
Director of Photography
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What is Twelve Chairs about?
...Her son-in-law, Ippolit Matwejewitch Worobjaninow, is a former nobleman and a dandy who is currently wasting away as a small town magistrate in charge of civil marriages. He eagerly takes up the quest to find the treasure. Meanwhile, over the years, the twelve chairs have been dispersed all over the country. However, Worobjaninow is not the only one in pursuit of the treasure. Hot on its trail are Ostap Bender, a clever and colorful conman, as well as Father Fjodor, a priest to whom the wealthy aristocrat has also confessed her secret. Thus begins a wild chase that ranges from North to South, West to East, across water and land, from the country to the city.
Who directed Twelve Chairs?
Twelve Chairs was directed by Ulrike Ottinger.
Who stars in Twelve Chairs?
The principal cast of Twelve Chairs includes Georgiy Deliev, Gennadiy Skarga, Svetlana Dyagilyeva, Boris Raev, Iryna Tokarchuk.
When was Twelve Chairs released and how long is it?
Twelve Chairs was released in 2004 with a total runtime of 3h 18m.
Is Twelve Chairs based on a book or true story?
Twelve Chairs is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Yevgeni Petrov", Novel: "Ilya Ilf".