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The twelve chairs [videorecording] = Las doce sillas / produced by Margarita Alexandre ; directed by Tomás G. Alea ; screenplay by Tomás G. Alea, Ugo Ulive.

Contributor(s): Gutiérrez Alea, Tomás, 1928-1996 | Santiesteban, Enrique | Miravalles, Reinaldo | Sánchez, René | Ilʹf, Ilʹia, 1897-1937. Dvenadtsat stulyev. Spanish | Petrov, Evgeniĭ, 1903-1942. Dvenadtsat stulyev. Spanish.
Series: Cuban masterworks collection. Publisher: New York, NY : First Run Features, 2006Description: 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.Other title: Doce sillas.Subject(s): Chairs -- Drama | Jewelry -- Drama | Treasure troves -- Drama | Cuba -- Drama | Ilʹf, Ilʹia, 1897-1937 -- Film adaptations | Petrov, Evgeniĭ, 1903-1942 -- Film adaptations | Sillas -- Teatro | Joyas -- Teatro | Tesoros ocultos -- Teatro | Cuba -- TeatroGenre/Form: Comedy films. | Motion pictures, Cuban. | Foreign films -- Cuba. | Film adaptations. | Feature films. | Comedy films. | Comedy -- Feature.Cast: Enrique Santiesteban, Reinaldo Miravalles, René Sánchez, Pilín Vallejo, Idalberto Delgado.Summary: A wealthy woman on her deathbed reveals to her son that she has hidden jewels inside one of twelve identical chairs that were confiscated when private property of the rich in Cuba was nationalized, so he sets out to find them.

DVD, Dolby digital mono.

In Spanish with optional English subtitles.

Enrique Santiesteban, Reinaldo Miravalles, René Sánchez, Pilín Vallejo, Idalberto Delgado.

Based on the novel Dvenadtsat stulyev by Ilya Ilf and Eugene Petrov.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1962.

Features: short film Cuban filmmakers on Cuban films, introduction to the ICAIC, photo gallery, director biography & filmography.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

For private home use only.

A wealthy woman on her deathbed reveals to her son that she has hidden jewels inside one of twelve identical chairs that were confiscated when private property of the rich in Cuba was nationalized, so he sets out to find them.

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