The Twelve Chairs (1933)
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
Directors:
Martin Frič, Michał Waszyński.
Writer:
Karel Lamač
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Vlasta Burian as holič Ferdinand Šuplátko |
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Zula Pogorzelska as Protektorka sierocińca |
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Adolf Dymsza as Antykwariusz Kamil Klepka |
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Józef Kondrat as Taksówkarz |
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Wiktor Biegański as Profesor spirytysta |
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Wanda Jarszewska as |
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Stanislaw Belski as |
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Eugeniusz Koszutski as |
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Aniela Miszczykówna as |
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Stefan Szczuka as |
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Helena Zarembina as |
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Hanna Parysiewicz as |
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Karol Hubert as |
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Kazimierz Narkiewicz as |
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Lo Kitay as |
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Martin Frič as Customer (voice) |
| Sound | Władysław Dan | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Ilya Ilf | Novel |
| Writing | Yevgeni Petrov | Novel |
| Directing | Martin Frič | Director |
| Directing | Michał Waszyński | Director |
| Writing | Karel Lamač | Screenplay |
| Camera | Antoni Wawrzyniak | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Iwo Wesby | Conductor |
| Directing | Artur Schinagel | Assistant Director |
| Production | Josef Rosen | Production Manager |
| Writing | Jaroslav Mottl | Lyricist |
| Sound | Władysław Dan | Music |
| Art | Ștefan Norris | Production Design |
| Production | Artur Schinagel | Unit Manager |