Twelve Chairs - 2004

...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.

198min
2004
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.3/10

Cast

Heorhiy Deliev profile pictureHeorhiy DelievOstap Bender
Gennadiy Skarga profile pictureGennadiy SkargaIppolit Matveevich Vorobyaninov
Iryna Tokarchuk profile pictureIryna TokarchukElena Stanislavovna Bour
Natalya Buzko profile pictureNatalya BuzkoEllochka the Cannibal
Peter Fitz profile picturePeter FitzNarrator

About Twelve Chairs

Twelve Chairs Overview

...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.

Runtime: 198min

Extra details

Original Title: Zwölf Stühle
Original Language: German
Directed By: Ulrike Ottinger
Production Companies
Ulrike Oettinger Filmproduktion