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Twelve Plus One

"Sharon Tate, in her last movie, finally released to the public!!"

1969 1h 34m EN
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5.8
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★5.3TMDB · 31★5.8IMDB · 748
Comedy
Synopsis
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Mario, a young philanderer, receives 13 antique chairs in a bad state by inheritance and decides to sell off them to get some money. Afterwards he gets to know 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 who would like to help or to swindle him.

“Sharon Tate, in her last movie, finally released to the public!!”

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Behind the camera

Director
Nicolas Gessner
Writers
Marc Behm, Lucia Drudi Demby, Nicolas Gessner
Languages
English
Countries
France, Italy

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nicolas Gessner, shot by Giuseppe Ruzzolini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Carlo Rustichelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Giancarlo Cappelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sharon Tate and Vittorio Gassman and Orson Welles carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Sharon Tate, in her last movie, finally released to the public!!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nicolas Gessner directs. Giuseppe Ruzzolini behind the camera. Carlo Rustichelli scores. Giancarlo Cappelli cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 157 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
  • 2International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Directed by Nicolas Gessner, shot by Giuseppe Ruzzolini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Original score by Carlo Rustichelli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
  • 6Editor Giancarlo Cappelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7Sharon Tate and Vittorio Gassman and Orson Welles carry the top of the cast.
  • 8Marketing tagline: "Sharon Tate, in her last movie, finally released to the public!!".
  • 9IMDB entry: tt0065361 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 10Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Original score
Carlo Rustichelli
Editing
Giancarlo Cappelli
Production design
Piero Poletto
Costume design
Franco Carretti
Runtime
94 min · 1h 34m
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
R
IMDB rating
5.8/10 · 748 votes
MPAA
R

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Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

  • CO

    Compagnia Generale Finanziaria Cinematografica

    IT

  • CO

    Comptoir Français de Productions Cinématographiques (CFPC)

    FR

  • GI

    Girouxfilms

Key crew

  • EditorGiancarlo Cappelli
  • Production DesignPiero Poletto
  • EditorMaurice Rootes
  • Costume DesignFranco Carretti
  • NovelIlya Ilf
  • NovelYevgeni Petrov

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • based on novel or book
  • europe
  • chair
  • inheritance
  • jewel

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1970-05-01R

Also known as

International titles

  • Una Su 13IT
  • 13 ChairsGB
  • Douze et unFR
  • ¿Cuál de las trece?ES
  • Una su trediciIT
  • The Thirteen ChairsUS
  • Twelve Plus OneGB

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