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Our Man in Havana

  • 19591959
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Our Man in Havana (1959)
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Jim Wormold, who is a vacuum cleaner salesman, participates as an Agent in the British Secret Service. But he soon realizes that his plans by lying are going to get him into trouble.Jim Wormold, who is a vacuum cleaner salesman, participates as an Agent in the British Secret Service. But he soon realizes that his plans by lying are going to get him into trouble.Jim Wormold, who is a vacuum cleaner salesman, participates as an Agent in the British Secret Service. But he soon realizes that his plans by lying are going to get him into trouble.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
12,491
6,320
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Carol Reed
    • Writer
      • Graham Greene(novel and screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Alec Guinness
      • Maureen O'Hara
      • Burl Ives
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Carol Reed
    • Writer
      • Graham Greene(novel and screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Alec Guinness
      • Maureen O'Hara
      • Burl Ives
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 65User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Our Man in Havana
    Trailer 3:09
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    Alec Guinness and Noël Coward in Our Man in Havana (1959)
    Maureen O'Hara in Our Man in Havana (1959)
    Jo Morrow in Our Man in Havana (1959)
    Ernie Kovacs in Our Man in Havana (1959)
    Alec Guinness and Ernie Kovacs in Our Man in Havana (1959)
    Maureen O'Hara in Our Man in Havana (1959)
    Ernie Kovacs in Our Man in Havana (1959)
    Maureen O'Hara in Our Man in Havana (1959)
    Alec Guinness in Our Man in Havana (1959)
    Alec Guinness, Maureen O'Hara, and Burl Ives in Our Man in Havana (1959)
    Alec Guinness and Burl Ives in Our Man in Havana (1959)
    Alec Guinness in Our Man in Havana (1959)

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    Alec Guinness
    Alec Guinness
    • Jim Wormold
    Maureen O'Hara
    Maureen O'Hara
    • Beatrice Severn
    Burl Ives
    Burl Ives
    • Dr. Hasselbacher
    Ernie Kovacs
    Ernie Kovacs
    • Capt. Segura
    Noël Coward
    Noël Coward
    • Hawthorne
    Ralph Richardson
    Ralph Richardson
    • 'C'
    Jo Morrow
    Jo Morrow
    • Milly Wormold
    Grégoire Aslan
    Grégoire Aslan
    • Cifuentes
    • (as Gregoire Aslan)
    Paul Rogers
    Paul Rogers
    • Hubert Carter
    Raymond Huntley
    Raymond Huntley
    • General
    Ferdy Mayne
    Ferdy Mayne
    • Prof. Sanchez
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    • Admiral
    Joseph G. Prieto
    • Lopez
    • (as Jose Prieto)
    Duncan Macrae
    Duncan Macrae
    • MacDougal
    Gerik Schjelderup
    • Svenson
    Hugh Manning
    Hugh Manning
    • Officer
    Karel Stepanek
    Karel Stepanek
    • Dr. Braun
    Maxine Audley
    Maxine Audley
    • Teresa
    • Director
      • Carol Reed
    • Writer
      • Graham Greene(novel and screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Fidel Castro's government gave permission for this movie, which presents the fallen regime of Fulgencio Batista in an unflattering light, and also condemns American and British meddling, to shoot on-location in Havana, only a few months after the revolution. It was completed during the brief period in 1959 before Cuba had aligned itself with the Soviet Union.
    • Goofs
      While Guinness is talking to the Doctor in his ransacked apartment, you can see the shadow of the boom mic moving overhead.
    • Quotes

      Jim Wormold: Everything's legal in Havana.

    • Connections
      Featured in The South Bank Show: Sir Alec Guinness (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      LA BELLA CUBANA
      (uncredited)

      (traditional Cuban melody)

      Composed by José Silvestre White Lafitte (1853)

      used as love theme in the opening credits

    User reviews65

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    Top review
    10/10
    My idea of paradise
    My idea of paradise would be sitting down with a DVD boxed set of Alec Guinness comedies from the 1950's. What will it be tonight? The Man in the White Suit, or The Ladykillers (both by Mackendrick)? Or Kind Hearts and Coronets, where he played eight parts to perfection? No, tonight will be Our Man in Havana, the blackest of black comedies, directed by Carol Reed from Graham Greene's novel. The tone of confusion and mounting panic, the sense of things sliding hopelessly out of control is perfectly caught by Reed, who had already given us the classic The Third Man.

    The casting is very good. Noel Coward, Gregoire Aslan, Ferdy Mayne and especially Burl Ives as Hasselbacher, the most reluctant of spies are all impressive. Maureen O'Hara is a Rolls Royce when a Morris would have done for this story, but she plays well. I liked Ernie Kovacs as Segura, the brutal police chief; he had a nice vulgarity blended with sensitivity that worked for me.

    Now my pleasure would be complete if this picture were available on DVD, and if IMDb would give us the memorable quotes this film abounds in. Like Segura: "one never tortures except by a kind of mutual agreement", or Beatrice's description of her estranged husband: "He was very beautiful; he had a face like a young fledgling looking out of the nest in one of those nature films..."
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 1960 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Unser Mann in Havanna
    • Filming locations
      • Havana, Cuba
    • Production company
      • Kingsmead Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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