The Twelve Chairs

– When her country is taken over by socialist revolutionaries, a wealthy woman can't bear to give up a..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 34 Minutes
Release Year:
1962
Original Name:
Las doce sillas
The Twelve Chairs (1962) - Also known as Las doce sillas

When her country is taken over by socialist revolutionaries, a wealthy woman can't bear to give up all of her wealth and possessions to the new government, so she hides all of her treasures in the 12 chairs of a dining-room set. After her death her nephew finds out what she had done and, since the chairs had been "nationalized" and are now in the possession of a dozen different people, he sets out to track them down and get the treasures he believes rightfully belong to him.

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The Twelve Chairs (1962) - Trailer

Release Date:

17 Dec 1962

Language:

Spanish

Director:

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Writer:

Ilya Ilf (novel), Yevgeni Petrov (novel), Ugo Ulive (screenplay), Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Enrique Santisteban, Reynaldo Miravalles, René Sánchez, Pilín Vallejo

Plot:

When her country is taken over by socialist revolutionaries, a wealthy woman can't bear to give up all of her wealth and possessions to the new government, so she hides all of her treasures in the 12 chairs of a dining-room set. After her death her nephew finds out what she had done and, since the chairs had been "nationalized" and are now in the possession of a dozen different people, he sets out to track them down and get the treasures he believes rightfully belong to him.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10