The Twelve Chairs (1933 film)

The Twelve Chairs
The Twelve Chairs
	Adolf Dymsza in the film
Directed by	Martin Frič; Michał Waszyński
Written by	Ilf and Petrov (novel); Karel Lamač (screenplay)
Release date	6 October 1933;
Running time	66 minutes
Countries	Czechoslovakia; Poland
Languages	Czech; Polish

The Twelve Chairs (Czech: Dvanáct křesel; Polish: Dwanaście krzeseł) is a 1933 Czechoslovak-Polish comedy film directed by Martin Frič and Michał Waszyński^[1], it is an adaptation of the eponymous 1928 novel by Soviet authors Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov.

PLOT

The story follows a barber named Ferdinand Suplatko, who learns from his late aunt's note that her fortune is hidden inside one of the twelve chairs she owned. However, the chairs have been sold to various buyers, sparking a wild chase to recover them and find the hidden treasure.

The film blends humor and satire, exploring themes of greed and human nature, and it retains much of the wit found in the original novel. It has a runtime of 66 minutes and features actors such as Vlasta Burian and Adolf Dymsza in key roles. The movie is notable for its collaboration between Czech and Polish cinema and remains a classic example of 1930s European comedy.

Cast

Vlasta Burian ... Ferdinand Šuplátko
Adolf Dymsza ... antiquary Wladyslaw Kepka
Zula Pogorzelska ... director of the orphanage
Zofia Jaroszewska ... employee of the orphanage
Wiktor Biegański ... professor - spiritist
Stanisław Belski ... owner of the furniture shop
Wanda Jarszewska
Lo Kittay
Józef Kondrat ... chauffeur
Eugeniusz Koszutski ... clerk Repecki
Aniela Miszczykówna ... dentist
Hanna Parysiewicz
Stefan Szczuka ... auctioneer
Helena Zarembina

References

^ "Dvanáct křesel". csfd.cz. Retrieved 2011-01-24.

External links

The Twelve Chairs at IMDb

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v t e Films directed by Martin Frič
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1930s	All for Love (1930) Poor Girl (1930) Him and His Sister (1931) The Good Soldier Schweik (1931) The Squeaker (1931) Business Under Distress (1931) Sister Angelika (1932) Wehe, wenn er losgelassen (1932) The Ringer (1932) Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter (1932) Life Is a Dog (1933) Public Not Admitted (1933) Pobočník Jeho Výsosti (1933) The Ideal Schoolmaster (1933) The Inspector General (1933) The Twelve Chairs (1933) The Ruined Shopkeeper (1933) The Last Man (1934) The Little Pet (1934) His Majesty's Adjutant (1934) The Double Fiance (1934) Workers, Let's Go (1934) The Eleventh Commandment (1935) Jánošík (1935) Hero for a Night (1935) Long Live with Dearly Departed (1935) Hrdina jedné noci (1935) Paradise Road (1936) The Seamstress (1936) Father Vojtechh (1936) Morality Above All Else (1936) The World Is Ours (1937) A Step into the Darkness (1937) Lidé na kře (1937) Lawyer Vera (1937) Tři vejce do skla (1937) Hordubalové (1938) Škola základ života (1938) Muž z neznáma (1939) Christian (1939) Jiný vzduch (1939) Cesta do hlubin študákovy duše (1939) Eva tropí hlouposti (1939)
1940s	Katakomby (1940) Muzikantská Liduška (1940) Baron Prášil (1940) Druhá směna (1940) The Hard Life of an Adventurer (1941) Auntie's Fantasies (1941) A Charming Man (1941) The Blue Star Hotel (1941) Valentin the Good (1942) Barbora Hlavsová (1943) The Second Shot (1943) Experiment (1943) The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice (1944) Dir zuliebe (1944) The Wedding Ring (1944) Černí myslivci (1945) Guard 13 (1946) Warning (1946) Čapek's Tales (1947) Lost in the Suburbs (1948) A Kiss from the Stadium (1948) The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire (1949) Motorcycles (1949)
1950s	Steel Town (1950) May Events (1951) The Trap (1951) The Emperor and the Golem (1952) The Secret of Blood (1953) Dog's Heads (1955) Leave It to Me (1955) Focus (1956) The Flood (1958) Today for the Last Time (1958) The Princess with the Golden Star (1959)
1960s	Bílá spona (1960) Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1960) The King of Kings (1963) Hvězda zvaná Pelyněk (1964) People on Wheels (1966) Přísně tajné premiéry (1967) Nejlepší ženská mého života (1968)

v t e Films directed by Michał Waszyński
1920s	Pod banderą miłości (1929)
1930s	Kult ciała (1930) Niebezpieczny romans (1930) Uwiedziona (1931) Bezimienni bohaterowie (1932) Sound of the Desert (1932) Sto metrów miłości (1932) His Excellency, The Shop Assistant (1933) The Twelve Chairs (1933) Prokurator Alicja Horn (1933) Zabawka (1933) Co mój mąż robi w nocy (1934) Parade of the Reservists (1934) Pieśniarz Warszawy (1934) Love, Cherish, Respect (1934) Black Pearl (1934) Police Chief Antek (1935) ABC miłości (1935) Jaśnie pan szofer (1935) Wacuś (1935) Panienka z poste restante (1935) Granny Had No Worries (1935) Bolek i Lolek (1936) Będzie lepiej (1936) 30 karatów szczęścia (1936) Dodek na froncie (1936) Bohaterowie Sybiru (1936) Daddy Gets Married (1936) Znachor (1937) The Dybbuk (1937) Rena (1938) Kobiety nad przepaścią (1938) Second Youth (1938) Ostatnia brygada (1938) Profesor Wilczur (1938) Gehenna (1938) Serce matki (1938) The Vagabonds (1939) The Three Hearts (1939)
1940s	Wielka droga (1946) Unknown Man of San Marino (1946) Fire Over the Sea (1947) La grande strada (1948)

v t e Ilf and Petrov's The Twelve Chairs
Characters	Ostap Bender
Adaptations	The Twelve Chairs (1933) Keep Your Seats, Please (1936) Thirteen Chairs (1938) L'eredità in corsa (1939) It's in the Bag! (1945) 13 stolar (1945) Sju svarta be-hå (1954) Das Glück liegt auf der Straße (1957) Treze Cadeiras (1957) The Twelve Chairs (1962) The Thirteen Chairs (1969) The Twelve Chairs (1970) I Loved an Armchair (1971 Greek) The Twelve Chairs (1971 Russian)
TV	Rabe, Pilz und dreizehn Stühle (1972) The Twelve Chairs (1976) Mein Opa und die 13 Stühle (1996)
Stage	The Twelve Chairs (operetta)
Sequel	The Little Golden Calf