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The Twelve Chairs (1970)

CastRon Moody, Frank Langella, Dom DeLuise, Andréas Voutsinas, Vlada Petric, David L. Lander, Diana Coupland, Elaine Garreau, Will Stampe, Mel Brooks
Year released1970
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Father Fyodor tells Natalia, "... Courage, courage." (0:02)

Fyodor tells Claudia’s bureaucrat son-in-law Ippolit Matveyevich Vorobyaninov, "... Not to worry... Courage." (0:02)

Ostap Bender tells a man referring to the man’s wife, "She fainted... Has she ever fainted before?" 
Man: ”... You are very kind...” (0:10)

Tikon tells Ostap, "... You must be nuts." 
Man, referring to Ippolit: ”... He hardly ever beat us.” 
”... You’re smart. You’re smart...” 
Ostap: ”... Let us see how drunk two Russians can get...” (0:13)

Ippolit tells his servant, "... Tikon, you idiot..." (0:16)

Ippolit smacks Tikon’s face. (0:17)

Ostap tells Ippolit, "... if you weren’t such a selfish pig..." (0:19)

Tikon appears intoxicated. (0:21)

Ippolit tells Fyodor, "Come back, you coward..." (0:28)

Ostap tells Ippolit, "Don’t you worry about it..." (0:37)

The theater manager tells his assistant Sevitsky, "... wandering around drunk..." 
Ostap: ”... a little in his cups...” (0:47)

Ostap tells Ippolit, "... If you... make a fool of yourself..." (0:51)

Fyodor tells engineer Andrei Bruns, "... How very generous of you..." (0:56)

Ostap tells Sevitsky, "... Don’t worry..." 
”... a threat to the wise.” (0:59)

After saying "I don’t want to live." repeatedly, Fyodor appears to prepare to stab himself in the stomach with a knife. (1:02)

Ippolit smacks Ostap’s face. 
Ostap: ”... Pride is a luxury... make our dreams come true...” 
”... medical attention...” (1:04)

Fyodor, butting a rock wall with his head: "I don’t want to live." (1:10)

The tight rope walker tells Ippolit, "Get down, you fool..." (1:11)

Officer: "... those brave heroes..." (1:20)

Ostap tells Ippolit, "... There was a greedy pig..." (1:22)

A man tells the others, "... we are not the only smart ones." (1:23)

Man, referring to Ippolit: "... He’s mad." (1:27)

Ostap tells Ippolit, "... a crazy old man with a broken chair... you maniac..." (1:30)

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