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.
Director: Ulrike Ottinger
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 198 min
Release Date: July 15, 2004
Cast
- 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
Screenplay
- Ilya Ilf (Novel)
- Yevgeni Petrov (Novel)
- Ulrike Ottinger
Cinematography: Ulrike Ottinger
Editing: Ulrike Ottinger, Bettina Blickwede
Production: Ulrike Oettinger Filmproduktion
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch, Pусский
Original Language: de
Keywords
based on novel or book, woman director
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Frequently Asked Questions
- 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?
- Twelve Chairs stars Georgiy Deliev, Gennadiy Skarga, Svetlana Dyagilyeva, Boris Raev, Iryna Tokarchuk, Oksana Burlay-Piterova.
- How long is Twelve Chairs?
- Twelve Chairs has a runtime of 3h 18m (198 minutes).
- What genre is Twelve Chairs?
- Twelve Chairs is a Comedy film.
- Where was Twelve Chairs produced?
- Twelve Chairs was produced in Germany.