Thirteen Chairs (1938)

Original title

13 Stühle

Directed by

E. W. Emo

Genre

comedy film

Country

Nazi Germany

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man and his companions search for hidden jewels that may be sewn into one of thirteen old chairs. The chase leads them through a series of mishaps and encounters in Vienna.

lightheartedwhimsicalslapstickplayfulbriskclevercomedic

What happens

Thirteen Chairs (German: Dreizehn Stühle) is a 1938 German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Heinz Rühmann, Hans Moser and Inge List. It is based on the 1928 novel The Twelve Chairs by Ilf and Petrov, one of numerous adaptations of the work. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin and on location in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Julius von Borsody. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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