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.

Cast

Archil Gomiashvili, Sergei Filippov, Mikhail Pugovkin, Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova, Natalya Varley, Natalya Vorobyova, Nina Grebeshkova, Natalya Krachkovskaya

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What is "12 Chairs" about?

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.

When was "12 Chairs" released?

12 Chairs was released in 1971.

Who stars in "12 Chairs"?

The cast includes Archil Gomiashvili, Sergei Filippov, Mikhail Pugovkin, Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova.