The Twelve Chairs (film)
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The Twelve Chairs
is a 1928 satirical novel by Soviet authors Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov. Its screen adaptations include:
The Twelve Chairs
The Twelve Chairs is a classic satirical novel by the Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov, released in 1928. Its main character Ostap Bender reappears in the book's sequel The Little Golden Calf.-Plot:...
is a 1928 satirical novel by Soviet authors Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov. Its screen adaptations include:
- Dvanáct křeselDvanáct kreselDvanáct křesel is a 1933 Polish-Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Michał Waszyński and Martin Frič freely based on the Russian novel "Twelve Chairs" by Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov.-Cast:*Vlasta Burian ... Ferdinand Šuplátko...
, 1933, directed by Martin FricMartin FricMartin Frič was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He had over 100 directing credits between 1929 and 1968, including feature films, shorts and documentary films.-Filmography:* Páter Vojtěch...
and Michal WaszynskiMichal WaszynskiMichał Waszyński was first a film director in his native Poland, then in Italy, and later a producer of the major American films, mainly in Spain...
(Czechoslovakia, Poland). The movie laid the base for many following foreign adaptations of the novel. - Keep Your Seats Please, 1936 UK musical comedy film starring George Formby and Florence Desmond
- L'Eredita in Corsa, 1939, Italy.
- It's in the Bag!It's in the Bag!It's in the Bag! is a 1945 comedy film featuring Fred Allen in his only starring film role. The film was released by United Artists at a time when Allen was at the peak of his fame as one of the most popular radio comedians.-Characters and story:...
, 1945 US film starring Fred Allen and Jack Benny - Tretton stolar, 1945, Sweden, directed by Börje Larsson.
- Sju svarta be-hå Sju svarta be-håSju svarta be-hå is a 1954 Swedish crime film directed by Gösta Bernhard and starring Dirch Passer.-Cast:* Dirch Passer - Jens Nielsen* Annalisa Ericson - Gertrud Hall, actress * Åke Grönberg - Sture Kaxe...
, 1954, Sweden, directed by Gösta BernhardGösta BernhardGösta Bernhard was a Swedish actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 35 films between 1936 and 1975...
. - Das Glück liegt auf der Straße , 1957, Germany, directed by Franz AntelFranz AntelFranz Antel was a veteran Austrian filmmaker.Born in Vienna, Antel worked mainly as a film producer in the interwar years. After World War II, he began writing and directing films on a large scale...
. - Treze Cadeiras , 1958, Brazil, directed by Franz Eichhorn.
- Las doce sillas, 1962 Cuban film directed by Tomás Gutiérrez AleaTomás Gutiérrez AleaTomás Gutiérrez Alea was a Cuban filmmaker. He wrote and directed more than 20 features, documentaries, and short films, which are known for his sharp insight into post-Revolutionary Cuba, and possess a delicate balance between dedication to the revolution and criticism of the social, economic,...
- Twelve chairs, 1966, USSR, teleplay directed by Aleksander Belinsky.
- Una su 13 (The Thirteen ChairsThe Thirteen ChairsThe Thirteen Chairs is a comedy film released in 1969. It was based on The Twelve Chairs, a 1928 satirical novel by the Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov. It was directed by Nicolas Gessner and Luciano Lucignani, and starred Sharon Tate , Vittorio Gassman, Orson Welles, Vittorio De Sica and Tim...
), 1969, Italy/France, directed by Nicolas GessnerNicolas GessnerNicolas Gessner is a Hungarian-born film maker who mostly worked in France.His movies are often characterized by strange, quirky atmospheres and unusual cast mixing French and international actors...
and Luciano Lucignani, starring Vittorio GassmanVittorio GassmanVittorio Gassman Knight Grand Cross OMRI , popularly known as Il Mattatore, was an Italian theatre and film actor and director...
, Sharon TateSharon TateSharon Marie Tate was an American actress. During the 1960s she played small television roles before appearing in several films. After receiving positive reviews for her comedic performances, she was hailed as one of Hollywood's promising newcomers and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for...
, Orson Wells and Vittorio De SicaVittorio de SicaVittorio De Sica was an Italian director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement....
. - The Twelve Chairs (1970 film)The Twelve Chairs (1970 film)The Twelve Chairs is a 1970 American slapstick comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, starring Frank Langella, Dom DeLuise and Ron Moody. The screenplay was written by Brooks. The film is loosely based on a Russian 1928 novel The Twelve Chairs by Ilf and Petrov...
, US film directed by Mel Brooks - The Twelve Chairs (1971 film), Russian film directed by Leonid GaidaiLeonid GaidaiLeonid Iovich Gaidai was one of the most popular Soviet comedy directors, enjoying immense popularity and broad public recognition in the former USSR & modern Russia...
- Rabe, Pilz und dreizehn Stuhle , 1972, GFR, series directed by Franz Marischka.
- The Twelve Chairs (1976 film)The Twelve Chairs (1976 film)The Twelve Chairs is a 1976 - 1977 year film.-Cast:* Andrei Mironov, as Ostap Bender* Georgy Vitsin, as Bezenchuk* Anatoli Papanov, as Vorobianinov* Aleksandr Abdulov, as фт engineer Schukin* Tatyana Pelttser* Lyubov Polishchuk, as a dancer...
, 1976 Russian miniseries directed by Mark Zakharov and starring Andrei MironovAndrei MironovAndrei Alexandrovich Mironov was a Soviet theatre and film actor who played lead roles in some of the most popular Soviet films, such as The Diamond Arm, Beware of the Car and Twelve Chairs... - Mein Opa und die 13 Stuhle , 1997, Germany, directed by Helmut Lohner.
- Zwölf Stühle, 2004 German film directed by Ulrike OttingerUlrike OttingerUlrike Ottinger is a German filmmaker, documentarian photographer and professor at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.-Biography:From 1959 she was a visiting student at the Academy of Arts in Munich and worked as a painter...
- The Twelve Chairs (2011, Iran), directed by Esmael BarariEsmael BarariEsmael Barari ; born in 1965 in the Caspian Sea port of Bandar Anzali is an Iranian filmmaker, film director, screenwriter, film editor and film producer....