Ron Moody (Fagin in the musical OLIVER) is a minor Tsarist nobleman who discovers, when attending his mother-in-law on her death bed, that she hid her fortune in jewelry in one of the dining room chairs. The second one was this one set in the post-Russian Revolution period in the Soviet Union.
After he wrote and directed the original THE PRODUCERS, Brooks did not do another film for a few years.
Probably because it has the most controlled script story, and had the least wild, satyric inventiveness of any of his films. The movie is excellent, with great actors.It is the forgotten Brooks movie. Real gem of great Russian literature ! I saw the movie version of this book. Amazing Keep in mind this is in Russian language, but the story is a classic and and Smekhov's performance is PHENOMENAL Russian language book Great story with excellent narrator! I read this book several times, but each time I enjoy this book more and more. I wish I could buy in Russia when I live there during the communist regime Talented reading Great!! Loved it very much. I loved it It's a classic that never gets old and tired, hilarious and timeless. This release is part of the Russian Audio Library collection published by Sovereign Classic - Members Reviews: Outstanding! The narrator made the experience of listening to this book outstanding! Very expressive and passionate he knew exactly how to narrate such a complicated multi-character story. Father Fyodor took advantage of the deathbed confession and has also set off to recover the fortune. Smooth operator Ostap Bender and Kisa, the Pussycat, set off to track down the chairs. A team of treasure hunters is quickly formed. Set in Soviet Russia, the story starts with a deathbed confession about substantial family treasures hidden from the Bolsheviks in one of the twelve chairs. Listen to audiobook in full for free on Title: The Twelve Chairs Author: Ilya Ilf, Evgeny Petrov Narrator: Veniamin Smehov Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 02-12-15 Publisher: Interactive Media Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 57 votes Genres: Classics, European Literature Publisher's Summary: The Twelve Chairs is one of the most popular and prolific satirical novels written by Odessa-based Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov.
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