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End fifties a British hireling is send to Cuba to train the Basistas. They must be trained to fight Castro's army. In Cuba he encounters an old love, who is married in the mean time. While Castro's army wins more and more their love revives... Written by
R. Kessen <rhkessen@cs.vu.nl>
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Part Heaven... Part Hell... Pure Havana.
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Trivia
Prior to this movie,
Brooke Adams and
Sean Connery both had actually appeared in
The Great Train Robbery. Connery was in a starring role whereas Adams was in a much small uncredited part. Both movies were released in 1979, that movie at the beginning of the year and this movie towards the end.
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Goofs
When they cut to the Hotel Roma about forty five minutes in, the television said Channel 6, it should have said Chanel 6. It was filmed in Spain, and the movie was about Cuba.
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Quotes
Gen. Bello:
Major, tell me what your favorite weapon is, and I'll get it for you, whatever it is.
Maj. Robert Dapes:
Brains!
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Connections
References
Casablanca (1942)
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Soundtracks
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
(uncredited) (1943)
Written by
Hugh Martin and
Ralph Blane
Instrumental version heard at Christmas party
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There have been many stories of people going to countries on the eve of a revolution and finding out why there's a revolution. "Cuba" is kept afloat by strong performances. Sean Connery plays Maj. Robert Dapes, sent to Havana to help Batista fight the revolutionary army, but he soon figures out that the revolution is clearly going to succeed. In the process, he meets Alexandra (Brooke Adams), an old flame now married to a philandering cigar factory owner.
I guess that overall, there's nothing here that we haven't seen before. But the way that they filmed it gives one the feeling of a society about to explode. Also starring Jack Weston, Hector Elizondo, Denholm Elliott, Martin Balsam, Chris Sarandon, Lonette McKee, and Alejandro Rey (aka Carlos Ramirez on "The Flying Nun"). Worth seeing.
One more thing that I have to ask is whether or not Sydney Pollack remade this as "Havana". The two movies don't have the exact same plots, but they're certainly pretty close.