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Twelve Chairs (2004) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2004 · 198 mins · German
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- Directed by
- Ulrike Ottinger
- Starring
- Peter Fitz, Georgiy Deliev, Gennadiy Skarga, Iryna Tokarchuk, Valeriy Bassel, Natalya Buzko
Ippolit Matwejewitch Worobjaninow, a former noble turned small‑town magistrate overseeing civil marriages, embarks on the search for a treasure hidden in twelve scattered chairs. He is not alone: flamboyant conman Ostap Bender and Father Fjodor, a priest who knows the secret, join the chase. Their frantic pursuit carries them across Russia, from rural villages to bustling cities, in a wild, comedic race for the loot.
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