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Overview

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Director:
Writer:
Charles Wood (writer)
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Release Date:
21 December 1979 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Part Heaven... Part Hell... Pure Havana.
Plot:
A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train the corrupt General Batista's army against Castro's guerrillas while he also romances a former lover now married to an unscrupulous plantation owner. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sean Connery ... Maj. Robert Dapes

Brooke Adams ... Alexandra Lopez de Pulido
Jack Weston ... Larry Gutman

Hector Elizondo ... Capt. Raphael Ramirez
Denholm Elliott ... Donald Skinner
Martin Balsam ... Gen. Bello

Chris Sarandon ... Juan Pulido
Danny De La Paz ... Julio Mederos
Lonette McKee ... Therese Mederos
Alejandro Rey ... Faustino
Louisa Moritz ... Miss Wonderly
Dave King ... Miss Wonderly's Press Agent
Walter Gotell ... Don Jose Pulido
David Rappaport ... Jesus
Wolfe Morris ... Gen. Fulgencio Batista
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Runtime:
122 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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The role of Alexandra was offered to Diana Ross who turned it down. more
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Anachronisms: The story is supposed to take place in 1959 but the limousine is a 1961 Chrysler. more
Quotes:
Maj. Robert Dapes: [confronting a woman guerilla] It's a girl! I want to question her.
Capt. Raphael Ramirez: Yes. First you, then she is 'questioned' by the sergeant and each of the men as many times as possible, and then two or three days later she is taken and shot. It would be much kinder to shoot her now.
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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Diverse Action & Story, 3 October 2004
6/10
Author: J. M. Verville from Seoul, Republic of Korea

Although the film is not terrific, what can be said for it is that a lot of effort was put into the creating of the film that was full of diverse action and story; from the film's beginning to the film's end not everything is so clear, and where the film is going is also uncertain.

By following the individual characters around Cuba, and by observing the personal backgrounds & lives of these characters, one gets a decent idea of what Cuba was like at this period of time (from the corruption to the guerrilla war) that is at the same time entertaining. Although at points some of the subplots interfere with the overall film, a decent job was done in this well-acted, well-shot film that combines a lot of themes and a lot of ideas with a diverse story. Overall, worth watching.

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