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Charles Wood (writer)
Release Date:
21 December 1979 (USA)
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Part Heaven... Part Hell... Pure Havana.
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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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Revolution
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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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122 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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The role of Alexandra was offered to Diana Ross who turned it down.
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Anachronisms: The story is supposed to take place in 1959 but the limousine is a 1961 Chrysler.
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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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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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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.