12 + 1 (1969)

Young philanderer inherits 13 ratty antique chairs and decides to sell them off to get some money. Later he learns that one of them contains documents worth a lot of money, so he begins an ... See full summary »

Directors:

Nicolas Gessner, Luciano Lucignani (uncredited)

Writers:

Marc Behm (screenplay), Denis Norden (screenplay) (as Dennis Norden)

Stars:

Sharon Tate, Vittorio Gassman, Orson Welles

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sharon Tate	...	Pat
Vittorio Gassman	...	Mario Beretti
Orson Welles	...	Maurice Markau
Vittorio De Sica	...	Carlo De Seta - The Commendatore
Terry-Thomas	...	Albert
Mylène Demongeot	...	Judy
Tim Brooke-Taylor	...	Jackie
John Steiner	...	Stanley Duncan
Grégoire Aslan	...	Psychiatrist (as Gregoire Aslan)
William Rushton	...	Lionel Bennet
Lionel Jeffries	...	Randomhouse
Ottavia Piccolo	...	Stefanella De Seta
Catana Cayetano	...	Véronique
Claude Berthy	...	François
Marzio Margine	...	Pasqualino

Storyline

Young philanderer inherits 13 ratty antique chairs and decides to sell them off to get some money. Later he learns that one of them contains documents worth a lot of money, so he begins an adventurous trip to regain possession of the chair. On the way he meets many strange people, some who want to help and some who want to swindle him.

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Plot Keywords:

chair | breasts | beard | long hair | barber | 

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Taglines:

Someone's Sitting on a Fortune!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

The 13 Chairs

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Compagnia Generale Finanziaria Cinematografica,Comptoir Français de Productions Cinématographiques (CFPC),Girouxfilms

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Terry-Thomas explains the plot of a book he is reading to Sharon Tate called "My Name Is Lust". The copy of the book he gives her has the title pasted over the cover of an existing paperback novel, the 1969 Corgi Books printing of "The Thing Of It Is" by William Goldman.

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Alternate Versions

Both versions of the film ("12 + 1" and "The 13 Chairs") have completely different opening and ending title sequences, in terms of fonts and placements. For example, in the opening on the former, the "12 + 1" logo appears one by one in the shot of Mario crossing the street, while in the other version, the logo appears 16 seconds into the film. The ending on the "12 + 1" version has the words "THE END" placed right before the end credits, and right after the freeze-frame, as opposed to the other version, that has "THE END" appear right after the end credits. In addition, both beginning and ending titles for the "12 + 1" version have names and companies that were not credited on the other version, and vice-versa. Both versions even feature different shots of the hair salon in the opening.

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Connections

Version of The Twelve Seats (2012)

User Reviews

A real pity

This film was cruising along quite nicely with Sharon Tate providing the best acting and the glamour The moment Orson Wells arrived in the film .It suddenly lost its way . For me .You can clearly see Sharon was going to be massive in years to come I truly wish she had got the chance