The Twelve Chairs | reviewed by: Scott Crick | February 12, 2012
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An OK early effort from Mel Brooks, but lacking in a number of areas (namely sound, visuals, pacing, and drama).
| genre | Comedy | History |
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| synopsis | A treasure hunt. An aging ex-nobleman of the Czarist regime has finally adjusted to life under the commisars in Russia. Both he and the local priest find that the family jewels were hidden in a chair, one of a set of twelve. They return separately to Moscow to find the hidden fortune. |
| lead actors | Ron Moody | Frank Langella | Dom DeLuise | Andréas Voutsinas | Diana Coupland | David L. Lander | Mel Brooks |
| director | Mel Brooks |