''The Twelve Chairs'' ( es, Las doce sillas) is a 1962 Cuban

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (; December 11, 1928 – April 16, 1996) was a Cuban film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed more than twenty features, documentaries, and short films, which are known for his sharp insight into post-Revolu ...

. The plot based on

Ilf and Petrov Ilya Ilf (Ilya Arnoldovich Feinsilberg or russian: Илья Арнольдович Файнзильберг, 1897–1937) and Yevgeny Petrov (Yevgeniy Petrovich Katayev or russian: Евгений Петрович Катаев, 1902–1942 ...

's 1928 novel of the same name. It was entered into the

3rd Moscow International Film Festival The 3rd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1963. The Grand Prix was awarded to the Italian film ''8½'' directed by Federico Fellini. Jury * Grigori Chukhrai (USSR - President of the Jury) * Shaken Ajmanov (USSR) * S ...

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* Enrique Santiesteban as Hipólito Garrigó *

Reynaldo Miravalles Reynaldo Agustín Miravalles de la Luz (22 January 1923 – 31 October 2016), known as Reinaldo Miravalles,http://www.estherenalgunaparte.com/reinaldo-miravalles-trabajando-de-nuevo-en-la-habana/ was a Cuban actor residing in Miami. His birthplac ...

as Oscar (as Reinaldo Miravalles) * René Sánchez as El Cura * Pilín Vallejo as Gertrudis * Idalberto Delgado as Ernesto * Ana Viña (as Ana Viñas) * Manuel Pereiro * Pedro Martín Planas * Raúl Xiqués * Gilda Hernández * Silvia Planas

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* 1962 films 1962 comedy films 1960s Spanish-language films Cuban black-and-white films Films directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Ilf and Petrov Cuban comedy films {{1960s-comedy-film-stub

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