The twelve chairs : Dvenadt︠s︡atʹ stulʹev /
When a former aristocrat who is now a Russian clerk under the new Soviet regime learns that his dying mother-in-law sewed a fortune of family jewels into one of twelve dining room chairs, he sets off across Russia to find it--with an opportunist, a priest and his former servant all in pursuit.
| Uniform Title: | Twelve chairs. |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. Soundtracks in English (Dolby stereo. and mono.) and Spanish (mono.), with optional subtitles in English and Spanish. |
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Beverly Hills, Calif. :
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
[2006]
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| Summary: | When a former aristocrat who is now a Russian clerk under the new Soviet regime learns that his dying mother-in-law sewed a fortune of family jewels into one of twelve dining room chairs, he sets off across Russia to find it--with an opportunist, a priest and his former servant all in pursuit. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as motion picture in 1970. "Based on the novel The twelve chairs by Ilf and Petrov as translated by Elizabeth Hill and Doris Mudie and published by Methuen & Co. Ltd. under the title Diamonds to sit on." Dual layer. Aspect ratio 1.85:1 (anamorphic widescreen). Special feature: Mel Brooks theater. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: G. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Dorde Nikolić ; music composed and conducted by John Morris ; film editor, Alan Heim. |