The Twelve Chairs

1977 Soviet comedy miniseries by Mark Zakharov
TVSeries miniseries Q1750559
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The Twelve Chairs

Summary

The Twelve Chairs is a miniseries[1]. It draws 268 Wikipedia views per month (miniseries category, ranking #320 of 738).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Twelve Chairs's instance of is recorded as miniseries[3].
  • The Twelve Chairs was directed by Mark Zakharov[4].
  • Mark Zakharov wrote the screenplay for The Twelve Chairs[5].
  • The Twelve Chairs's composer is recorded as Gennady Gladkov[6].
  • The Twelve Chairs's genre is crime television series[7].
  • The Twelve Chairs's genre is comedy television series[8].
  • The Twelve Chairs's genre is adventure television series[9].
  • The Twelve Chairs's based on is recorded as The Twelve Chairs[10].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Andrei Mironov[11].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Anatoli Papanov[12].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Vsevolod Larionov[13].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Aleksandr Abdulov[14].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Lyubov Polishchuk[15].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Georgy Vitsin[16].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Rolan Bykov[17].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Zinovy Gerdt[18].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Boris Bekker[19].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Vyacheslav Bogachyov[20].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Tatyana Bozhok[21].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Lev Borisov[22].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Eduard Bredun[23].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Valentin Bryleev[24].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Pavel Vinnik[25].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Vyacheslav Voynarovsky[26].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Mikhail Vodyanoy[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Twelve Chairs was directed by Mark Zakharov[4]. Mark Zakharov wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Andrei Mironov[11], Anatoli Papanov[12], Vsevolod Larionov[13], Aleksandr Abdulov[14], Lyubov Polishchuk[15], and Georgy Vitsin[16].

Publication

The original language of The Twelve Chairs was Russian[28]. Genres include crime television series[7], comedy television series[8], and adventure television series[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

After a work by Ilya Ilf[29] and Yevgeny Petrov[30].

Why It Matters

The Twelve Chairs draws 268 Wikipedia views per month (miniseries category, ranking #320 of 738).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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