12 Chairs

12 Chairs

1966 · ★ 7.2 · Comedy

Who was the first to bring the great novel "12 Chairs" to the screen? You say "Leonid Gaidai" - and it will be a mistake. In our country, the first director was Alexander Belinsky (Leningrad television, 1966). Filming the favorite books of millions is a difficult task. The audience knows the plot in detail. Winged phrases have long gone to the people. Everyone has their own idea of the main characters. In general, dissatisfied will be sure. So the version of "12 chairs", proposed by Alexander Belinsky, of course, will not suit everyone.

Directed by Aleksandr Belinsky

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Igor Gorbachyov Остап Бендер
Nikolai Boyarsky Киса Воробянинов
Rem Lebedev отец Федор
Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova Елена Боур
Alisa Freyndlikh Эллочка-Людоедочка
Vera Sonina Клавдия Петухова
Konstantin Adashevsky Tikhon
Anatoli Abramov завкхоз
Boris Ryzhukhin Варфоломей Коробейников
Pavel Pankov инжинер Щукин
Mikhail Devyatkin
Vladimir Erenberg

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