The Twelve Chairs
“A chair isn't a needle in a haystack”
Series Overview
Set in late-1920s Soviet Union, Ostap Bender and Ippolit "Kisa" Vorobyaninov are after a stash of diamonds hidden in one of the chairs in 12-chair set. They are forced to go on a cross-country chase when the chairs are auctioned off.
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1 Season • 4 Episodes
1977 – 1977
Premiered: Sun, Jan 2, 1977
Mark ZakharovLatest Aired Episode
Season 1, Episode 4: “Episode 4”
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Cast & Creators
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Andrey Mironov
Остап Бендер
Anatoliy Papanov
Киса Воробьянинов
Rolan Bykov
Отец Фёдор
Oleg Tabakov
Альхен
Tatyana Pelttser
Клавдия Ивановна
Nikolai Skorobogatov
дворник Тихон
Nikolai Karachentsov
актёр Подколесин
Lyubov Polishchuk
танцовщица
Georgiy Vitsin
Безенчук
Nelli Gosheva
жена Альхена
Anatoliy Obukhov
Кирилл Яковлевич
Vera Orlova
Елена Станиславовна
Zinoviy Gerdt
голос за кадром (озвучка)
Aleksandr Abdulov
Эрнест Павлович Щукин
Boris Bekker
Яков Менелаевич
Lev Borisov
работник сцены Мечников
Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina
мадам Грицацуева
Savely Kramarov
Виктор Михайлович Полесов
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Mark Zakharov
Ilya Ilf, Yevgeni Petrov, Mark Zakharov
Gennadiy Gladkov
Vladimir Osherov, Georgi Rerberg, Dmitri Surensky
Nina Osipova, T. Aksenova
Department Leadership Roster
Mark Zakharov
Director
Mark Zakharov
Writer
Vladimir Osherov
Director of Photography
Georgi Rerberg
Director of Photography
Dmitri Surensky
Director of Photography
Boris Messerer
Production Design
Pyotr Prorokov
Production Design
Nina Osipova
Editor
T. Aksenova
Editor
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NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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What is The Twelve Chairs about?
Set in late-1920s Soviet Union, Ostap Bender and Ippolit "Kisa" Vorobyaninov are after a stash of diamonds hidden in one of the chairs in 12-chair set. They are forced to go on a cross-country chase when the chairs are auctioned off.
How many seasons does The Twelve Chairs have?
The Twelve Chairs comprises 1 season available to explore.
Who stars in The Twelve Chairs?
Key cast members in The Twelve Chairs include Andrey Mironov, Anatoliy Papanov, Rolan Bykov, Oleg Tabakov, Tatyana Pelttser.
Who created or directed The Twelve Chairs?
The Twelve Chairs was developed and directed by Mark Zakharov.