(511) 12+1 (1969) [13 Chairs] Sharon Tate's Final Film!
1039DVD
Sharon
Tate's Final Film in English, Fully
Uncut
director: Nicolas Gessner
starring: Sharon Tate · Vittorio Gassman · Orson Welles · Ottavia Piccolo
· John Steiner
Mario,
a struggling philanderer in Rome, receives thirteen broken, antique chairs
by inheritance when a distant aunt dies. He decides to sell them off for
quick money. Afterwards, Mario discovers that one of the chairs contains
documents worth a great deal of money. He and Pat (the beautiful perky
clerk from the antique store in London) begin a trek to regain possession
of the chairs. During the journey, they meets many strange people.
If the plot
sounds familiar, it was (unofficially) redone in 1970 by Mel Brooks as
12 Chairs. Interestingly, this original film was supposed
to be called 13 Chairs but Ms Tate complained over 13 being
an unlucky number, so the compromised title became 12+1. It turned
out to be wildly unlucky anyway. After this film, Sharon took time off
from filmmaking as she - with husband Roman Polanski - awaited the birth
of her first child. On August 9 1969, pregnant Sharon Tate (along with
Abigail Folger, Jay Sebring, Steven Parent, and Wojciech Frykowski) were
brutally murdered by Charles Manson and his three followers. Ms Tate was
26 years old.
After a couple years
of commercials (Coppertone Sun Tan Lotion) and TV roles (Janet
Trego on the Beverly Hillbillies), Sharon Tate's debut film
was the British thriller EYE
OF THE DEVIL. As it turned out, she made only one movie with husband/director
Roman Polanski, THE
FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS
[Dance of the Vampires]. Of her six movies, she is probably best known
as Jennifer North in Valley of the Dolls released in late
1967.
An
Italian/British co-production in English language; widescreen format (16:9),
totally uncut version (95 minutes), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD
FORMAT. Extras include trailers.
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Mario,
a struggling philanderer in Rome, receives thirteen broken, antique chairs
by inheritance when a distant aunt dies. He decides to sell them off for
quick money. Afterwards, Mario discovers that one of the chairs contains
documents worth a great deal of money. He and Pat (the beautiful perky
clerk from the antique store in London) begin a trek to regain possession
of the chairs. During the journey, they meets many strange people.
