The Twelve Chairs (1962)
Original title: Las doce sillas
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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.
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Enrique SantistebanHipólito Garrigó
Reynaldo MiravallesOscarRené SánchezEl Cura
Pilín VallejoGertrudisIdalberto DelgadoErnestoAna Viñas
Manuel PereiroPedro Martín Planas
Raúl XiquésGilda HernándezSilvia PlanasRicardo Suárez 'Tarafa'Keywords
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What is The Twelve Chairs about?
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.
How long is The Twelve Chairs?
The Twelve Chairs has a runtime of 94 minutes.