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I only know the Mel Brooks version: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Chairs_(1970_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Chairs_(1970_film) Bu
by js2 7y ago
I only know the Mel Brooks version:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Chairs_(1970_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Chairs_(1970_film)
But reading the wikipedia description of the book, it's the same premise: characters attempting to obtain jewelry hidden in a chair.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Chairs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Chairs
Are you thinking of a different story?
Edit: ah, apparently that's a part of the novel, which if it's in the Mel Brooks film, I don't recall: "bamboozling a village chess club with promises of an international tournament."
- cosmodisk 7y agoIt's the same story- I'll need to watch this version to compare the adaptations. The Russian adaptation is unique in a few ways: 1) I'm not sure how,but in times of heavy propaganda and censorship, these films got green light.The concepts they show were absolutely crazy at the time.I never really understood how soviet machine allowed this to be made to start with. 2) The film became an absolute cultural phenomenon that influenced generations. Some of the phrases used by lead characters continue to be used in wider context even today( I.e. "why do you need money? You've got no imagination!) https://youtu.be/P8t2dbJ7YXY https://youtu.be/P8t2dbJ7YXY (1:44:00 the scene where they arrive to the town of gullibles.There's English subtitles option)
- lonelappde 7y ago> attempting to obtain jewelry hidden in a chair. Is also the plot of the infamous eponymous Gaslight.