The Twelve Chairs

1971 Soviet comedy film by Leonid Gaidai
Movie film Q2371262
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Summary

The Twelve Chairs is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Twelve Chairs's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Twelve Chairs was directed by Leonid Gaidai[4].
  • Vladlen Bakhnov wrote the screenplay for The Twelve Chairs[5].
  • Leonid Gaidai wrote the screenplay for The Twelve Chairs[6].
  • The Twelve Chairs's composer is recorded as Aleksandr Zatsepin[7].
  • The Twelve Chairs's genre is crime comedy film[8].
  • The Twelve Chairs's genre is adventure film[9].
  • The Twelve Chairs's genre is treasure hunt film[10].
  • The Twelve Chairs's based on is recorded as The Twelve Chairs[11].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Archil Gomiashvili[12].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Sergey Filippov[13].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Mikhail Pugovkin[14].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Glikeria Bogdanova-Chesnokova[15].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Natalya Varley[16].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Natalya Vorobyova-Khrzhich[17].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Nina Grebeshkova[18].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Natalya Krachkovskaya[19].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Klara Rumyanova[20].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Georgy Vitsin[21].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Nikolay Gorlov[22].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Savely Kramarov[23].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Yuri Nikulin[24].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Victor Pavlov[25].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Gotlib Roninson[26].
  • A cast member of The Twelve Chairs was Roman Filippov[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Twelve Chairs was performed by Аккорд (вокальный квартет)[28]. It was directed by Leonid Gaidai[4]. Screenwriters include Vladlen Bakhnov[5] and Leonid Gaidai[6]. Cast members include Archil Gomiashvili[12], Sergey Filippov[13], Mikhail Pugovkin[14], Glikeria Bogdanova-Chesnokova[15], Natalya Varley[16], and Natalya Vorobyova-Khrzhich[17].

Publication

The Twelve Chairs was published on June 21, 1971[29]. The original language of it was Russian[30]. Genres include crime comedy film[8], adventure film[9], and treasure hunt film[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

After a work by Ilya Ilf[31] and Yevgeny Petrov[32].

Why It Matters

The Twelve Chairs ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 65670
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 57288
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  3. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → The Twelve Chairs
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 141844
    Publication date → +1971-06-21T00:00:00Z
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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