The Twelve Chairs_
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
Starring
Vlasta Burian, Zula Pogorzelska, Adolf Dymsza
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
The Twelve Chairs was released 93 years ago in 1933.
Overview
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...
The Twelve Chairs is a Comedy film with a runtime of 1h 3m.
CAST (16)
Vlasta Burian
holič Ferdinand Šuplátko
Zula Pogorzelska
Protektorka sierocińca
Adolf Dymsza
Antykwariusz Kamil Klepka
Józef Kondrat
Taksówkarz
WB
Wiktor Biegański
Profesor spirytysta
Wanda Jarszewska
SB
Stanislaw Belski
Eugeniusz Koszutski
AM
Aniela Miszczykówna
SS
Stefan Szczuka
HZ
Helena Zarembina
Hanna Parysiewicz
KH
Karol Hubert
KN
Kazimierz Narkiewicz
LK
Lo Kitay
Martin Frič
Customer (voice)
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What is The Twelve Chairs about?
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
How long is The Twelve Chairs?
The Twelve Chairs has a runtime of 63 minutes (1h 3m).
Who stars in The Twelve Chairs?
The cast of The Twelve Chairs includes Vlasta Burian, Zula Pogorzelska, Adolf Dymsza, Józef Kondrat, Wiktor Biegański.
What is the rating of The Twelve Chairs?
The Twelve Chairs has a rating of 5.4 out of 10 based on 6 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Comedy
