Comedy · Czechoslovakia · 1933 · 1h 3m

The Twelve Chairs

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Director
Martin FričMichał Waszyński
Cast
Vlasta Burian as holič Ferdinand Šuplátko Zula Pogorzelska as Protektorka sierocińca Adolf Dymsza as Antykwariusz Kamil Klepka Józef Kondrat as Taksówkarz Wiktor Biegański as Profesor spirytysta Wanda Jarszewska as
Crew
Antoni Wawrzyniak — Director of Photography Władysław Dan — Original Music Composer Karel Lamač — Screenplay Ilya Ilf — Novel Yevgeni Petrov — Novel Ștefan Norris — Production Design
Synopsis

The first movie adaptation of the Russian novel "The Twelve Chairs" by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeniy Petrov. The basic idea from this movie, in which a barber and an antique salesman were searching for money hidden in one of of twelve chairs, was later reused for other official and unofficial adaptions of the book

Mood & Themes
based on short story
Key Collaborators
Martin Frič Director Michał Waszyński Director Antoni Wawrzyniak Director of Photography Władysław Dan Original Music Composer Karel Lamač Screenplay Ilya Ilf Novel Yevgeni Petrov Novel Ștefan Norris Production Design
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