The Thirteen Chairs

1969 film directed by Nicolas Gessner and Luciano Lucignani
Movie film Q245205
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The Thirteen Chairs

Summary

The Thirteen Chairs is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (148 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Thirteen Chairs's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's director is recorded as Nicolas Gessner[4].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's director is recorded as Luciano Lucignani[5].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's screenwriter is recorded as Nicolas Gessner[6].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's screenwriter is recorded as Luciano Lucignani[7].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's composer is recorded as Stelvio Cipriani[8].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's genre is recorded as comedy film[9].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[10].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's based on is recorded as The Twelve Chairs[11].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's cast member is recorded as Sharon Tate[12].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's cast member is recorded as Vittorio Gassman[13].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's cast member is recorded as Orson Welles[14].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's cast member is recorded as Vittorio De Sica[15].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's cast member is recorded as Tim Brooke-Taylor[16].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's cast member is recorded as Terry-Thomas[17].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's cast member is recorded as Mylène Demongeot[18].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's cast member is recorded as John Steiner[19].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's cast member is recorded as Lionel Jeffries[20].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's cast member is recorded as Michele Borelli[21].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's cast member is recorded as Ottavia Piccolo[22].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's cast member is recorded as Antonio Altoviti[23].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's cast member is recorded as Edda Albertini[24].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's cast member is recorded as Luigi Bonos[25].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's cast member is recorded as Piero Gerlini[26].
  • The Thirteen Chairs's cast member is recorded as Joe Martinelli[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Thirteen Chairs's producer is recorded as Claude Giroux[28]. Directors include Nicolas Gessner[4] and Luciano Lucignani[5]. Screenwriters include Nicolas Gessner[6] and Luciano Lucignani[7]. Cast members include Sharon Tate[12], Vittorio Gassman[13], Orson Welles[14], Vittorio De Sica[15], Tim Brooke-Taylor[16], and Terry-Thomas[17].

Publication

The Thirteen Chairs's publication date is recorded as +1969-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include comedy film[9] and film based on a novel[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

After a work by Ilya Ilf[31], Yevgeny Petrov[32], and Antonio Altoviti[33].

Why It Matters

The Thirteen Chairs ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (148 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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  30. [32] . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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