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MPAA Rating: G Content Advisory: Suitable for Children, Adult Humor Movie Release: 1970 DVD Release: 05/09/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 34 mins Studio: Image Entertainment Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Comedy, Farce, Crime Comedy, Odd Couple Film See Also: Twelve Chairs

One of several film versions of the 1928 Russian novel -The Twelve Chairs (one of the better-known adaptations was the 1945 Fred Allen vehicle It's in the Bag), Mel Brooks' movie is set in the years following the Bolshevik revolution. Onetime aristocrat Vorobyaninov (Ron Moody), now reduced to a humdrum clerical job, discovers that his family's fortune still exists. To keep their riches from falling into the hands of the revolutionaries, Vorobyaninov's family hid the loot in one of twelve chairs. Taking a crafty beggar (Frank Langella) into his confidence, Vorobyaninov returns to the ruins of his ancestral mansion to reclaim his fortune. Also chasing after the twelve chairs is an Orthodox priest (Dom DeLuise), who tells himself that he only wants the money to replenish his church. Alas, the chairs have been scattered to the four winds, sparking a film-length race to retrieve the furniture and claim the gold. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Ron Moody - Vorobyaninov
Frank Langella - Ostap Bender
Mel Brooks - Tikon
Dom DeLuise - Father Fyodor
Andréas Voutsinas - Nikolai Sestrin
Vlada Petric - Savitsky

Mel Brooks' follow-up to The Producers, The Twelve Chairs, comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. There are no subtitles, but the soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer. This is a fine release from Image that would be of interest to any Brooks fan. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide