The Twelve Chairs
1962, Spanish. Directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 17 December 1962
- Original title
- Las doce sillas
- Country
- Cuba
- Written by
- Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Ugo Ulive
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What The Twelve Chairs is based on
The Twelve Chairs is based on The Twelve Chairs (1928) by Ilya Ilf, Ilf and Petrov, and Yevgeny Petrov, published by Land and Factory.
1928
The Twelve Chairs
By Ilya Ilf, Ilf and Petrov, and Yevgeny Petrov
Published by Land and Factory
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The Twelve Chairs runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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The Twelve Chairs isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 December 1962. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Twelve Chairs?
If you liked The Twelve Chairs, try Bananas, Chinese Take-Away, Ali G, Innit.
Who directed The Twelve Chairs?
The Twelve Chairs (1962) was directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and stars Enrique Santisteban, Reynaldo Miravalles, René Sánchez.
What is The Twelve Chairs based on?
The Twelve Chairs is based on The Twelve Chairs (1928) by Ilya Ilf, Ilf and Petrov, and Yevgeny Petrov, published by Land and Factory.