Product DescriptionThis classic story, also adapted into a film by Mel Brooks, is part of The Cuban Masterworks Collection. Beautifully restored, the five films in the Collection reveal a unique perspective of Cuba - one Americans are unaccustomed to seeing. Directed by legendary filmmakers, each is a worthy addition to the canon of great world cinema.The Twelve Chairs takes place in the aftermath of Cuba's revolution, when property belonging to the rich is nationalized. On her deathbed, a wealthy woman reveals to her son-in-law, Hipólito, the hiding place of a fortune in jewels: inside one of twelve identical parlor chairs, taken by revolutionary authorities from her villa. Hipólito begins a comical hunt to find the treasure...but he's not the only one! - Actors: Enrique Santiesteban, Reynaldo Miravalles, René Sánchez, Pilín Vallejo, Idalberto Delgado
- Director: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
- Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
- Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
- Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language (Original Language): Spanish
- Language (Subtitled): English
- Release Date: 2007-02-20
- Running Time: 90 minutes
- Theatrical Release Date: 1963
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