# 12 Chairs (1971)

> A disgraced aristocrat and an audacious con artist race across Soviet Russia to recover diamonds hidden inside one of twelve chairs.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19831

## Facts

- Runtime: 161 min
- Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Crime
- Director: Leonid Gaidai
- Cast: Archil Gomiashvili, Sergei Filippov, Mikhail Pugovkin, Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova, Natalya Varley, Natalya Vorobyova, Nina Grebeshkova, Natalya Krachkovskaya
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065670/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, irreverent, energetic, classic movie night, comedy marathon

## Synopsis

A hilarious quest for hidden treasure unfolds in the heart of Soviet Russia.

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- [Peculiarities of the National Politics (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/12587)
- [The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra - Part 1 (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/81948)
- [The White Sun of the Desert (1969)](https://ember.film/movie/12561)
- [Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/39683)
- [The Tuner (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/42224)
- [The Twelve Chairs (1970)](https://ember.film/movie/14743)
- [Do not Panic, Major Kardos (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/55922)

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