12 Chairs (1971)

Name: 12 Chairs
Released: 1971

A former aristocrat Ippolit Vorobyaninov leads a miserable life in Soviet Russia. His mother-in-law reveals a secret to him - she hid family diamonds in one of the twelve chairs they once had. Vorobyaninov in cooperation with a young con artist Ostap Bender start a long search for the diamonds.

Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Crime

What to watch after 12 Chairs

Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967) — Same feel: fun, whimsical
The Diamond Arm (1969) — Leonid Gaidai directed both
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession (1973) — Leonid Gaidai directed both
Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)
Watch Out for the Automobile (1966)
Office Romance (1977)