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Havana (I) (1990)

 -  Drama | Romance | War  -  12 December 1990 (USA)
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Cuba, December 1958: The professional gambler Jack visits Havana to organize a big Poker game. On the ship he meets Roberta and falls in love with her. Shortly after they arrive in Cuba, ... See full summary »

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Cast

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Jack Weil
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Bobby Duran
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Joe Volpi
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Menocal
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Marion Chigwell
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Julio Ramos
Betsy Brantley ...
Diane
Lise Cutter ...
Patty
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Fred Asparagus ...
Baby Hernandez
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Mike MacClaney
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Roy Forbes
Carmine Caridi ...
Captain Potts
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Cuba, December 1958: The professional gambler Jack visits Havana to organize a big Poker game. On the ship he meets Roberta and falls in love with her. Shortly after they arrive in Cuba, Roberta and her Cuban husband, the revolutionary Arturo, are arrested and tortured. Arturo is reported "shot while trying to escape," but Jack manages to get Roberta free again. He can't, however, keep her from continuing to support the revolution. Jack has to make a choice between the beautiful woman who keeps putting herself in harms way and the biggest poker game of his life; between the man he could be and the man he is. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

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cuba | revolutionary | love | revolution | ship | See more »

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A gambler who trusted no one. A woman who risked everything. And a passion that brought them together in the most dangerous city in the world.

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Drama | Romance | War

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sensuality and strong language | See all certifications »
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12 December 1990 (USA)  »

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Havanna  »

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Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

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$9,243,140 (USA)
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Trivia

Sharon Stone was considered for the role of Bobby Duran. See more »

Goofs

In the final conversation between Jack Weil and Bobby Duran, Jack refers to the Butterfly Effect as if it was already theorized and calculated. This is supposed to be the following days after the Cuban Revolution blasts, in early 1959. Although the idea of the ripple effect exists since before, the way Jack refers to it should only be possible to know after that, as related to the work of Edward Lorenz. This mathematician and meteorologist wrote a paper for the New York Academy of Sciences in 1963 noting "One meteorologist remarked that if the theory were correct, one flap of a seagull's wings could change the course of weather forever." In later speeches and papers, Lorenz used the more poetic word butterfly. See more »

Quotes

Bobby Duran: How many times have you lost everything Jack?
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Connections

Referenced in The Directors: The Films of Sydney Pollack (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

"Rum and Coca Cola"
Written by Morey Amsterdam, Paul Baron & Jeri Sullavan
Performed by The Andrews Sisters (as The Andrew Sisters)
Courtesy of MCA Records
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Better than mediocre
7 November 2000 | by See all my reviews

Havana is a favorite of mine. Sure it's a slick Hollywood movie but I thought Redford and Olin were marvelous together and fit their roles perfectly. Doesn't it seem natural to find Redford in exotic Havana playing cards on the eve of the revolution? And doesn't Olin's intelligence , charm, and beauty fit her role ? The supporting cast were flawless and the intriguing plot stood on it's own merit. The sentimental ending was superb and the musical score which received an academy award nomination was brilliant. Better than mediocre.


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