Our Man in Havana (1959)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 43min
- Comedy, Crime
- 19 Feb 1960 (West Germany)
- Movie
Expatriate vacuum cleaner salesman Jim Wormold agrees to work as an agent, and to recruit new agents, for the British Secret Service in Cuba, but he soon realizes that his deceptive ways are going to get him in trouble.
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- 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Alec Guinness | ... |
Jim Wormold
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| Burl Ives | ... |
Dr. Hasselbacher
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| Maureen O'Hara | ... |
Beatrice Severn
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| Ernie Kovacs | ... |
Capt. Segura
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| Noël Coward | ... |
Hawthorne
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| Ralph Richardson | ... |
'C'
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| Jo Morrow | ... |
Milly Wormold
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| Grégoire Aslan | ... |
Cifuentes
(as Gregoire Aslan)
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| Paul Rogers | ... |
Hubert Carter
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| Raymond Huntley | ... |
General
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| Ferdy Mayne | ... |
Prof. Sanchez
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| Maurice Denham | ... |
Admiral
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Joseph G. Prieto | ... |
Lopez
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| Duncan Macrae | ... |
MacDougal
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Gerik Schjelderup | ... |
Svenson
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| Hugh Manning | ... |
Officer
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| Karel Stepanek | ... |
Dr. Braun
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| Maxine Audley | ... |
Teresa
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Elisabeth Welch | ... |
Woman
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| Yvonne Buckingham | ... |
Woman
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John Adams | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Enrique Almirante | ... |
Man at the Film Introduction (uncredited)
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Andrew Andreas | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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| Timothy Bateson | ... |
Rudy (uncredited)
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| Neville Becker | ... |
Cuban Policeman (uncredited)
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Paul Beradi | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Ernest Blyth | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Dan Darnelli | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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René de la Cruz | ... |
Man Beaten by Police (uncredited)
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George Holdcroft | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Reginald Holder | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Murray Kash | ... |
Cuban Policeman (uncredited)
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Madeleine Kasket | ... |
Black-haired girl (uncredited)
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| Juba Kennerley | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Shan Lawrence | ... |
Native Canadian Girl (uncredited)
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| John Le Mesurier | ... |
Louis - Waiter (uncredited)
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Aileen Lewis | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Fred Machon | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Louis Matto | ... |
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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| Lionel Murton | ... |
American Senator (uncredited)
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| Bill Nagy | ... |
Man at Blue Moon Club (uncredited)
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Anne Padwick | ... |
Dark-haired woman (uncredited)
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Ernie Priest | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Bob Raymond | ... |
Barman (uncredited)
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| Rachel Roberts | ... |
Prostitute (uncredited)
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Philip Stewart | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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| John Tatham | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Toke Townley | ... |
Street Seller (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Carol Reed | ||
Written by
| Graham Greene | ... | (novel and screenplay) |
Produced by
| Raymond Anzarut | ... | associate producer |
| Carol Reed | ... | producer |
Music by
| Frank Deniz | ... | (uncredited) |
| Laurence Deniz | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Oswald Morris | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Bert Bates | ||
Art Direction by
| John Box | ||
Costume Design by
| Phyllis Dalton | ||
Makeup Department
| Gordon Bond | ... | hairdresser |
| Harry Frampton | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| James H. Ware | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Gerry O'Hara | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Syd Cain | ... | assistant art director |
| Chuck Ferrigno | ... | props (uncredited) |
| John Graysmark | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| John Cox | ... | sound supervisor |
| Red Law | ... | sound recordist |
| Teddy Mason | ... | sound editor (as Ted Mason) |
| John W. Mitchell | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Denys N. Coop | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Betty Adamson | ... | wardrobe |
| Arthur Newman | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Frank Deniz | ... | music played by (as The Hermanos Deniz Cuban Rhythm Band) |
| Laurence Deniz | ... | music played by (as The Hermanos Deniz Cuban Rhythm Band) |
Script and Continuity Department
| John Marshall | ... | subtitle and timing: uncreditied |
| Maggie Unsworth | ... | continuity (as Margaret Shipway) |
Additional Crew
| Kits Browning | ... | personal assistant to director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1959) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1960) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film (1960) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films. S.A. (1960) (France) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film-Verleih (1960) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Kamerafilm (1960) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films S. A. (1960) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Shochiku Select (1960) (Japan) (theatrical)
- NHK-BS2 (1995) (Japan) (tv)
- Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) (1972) (Belgium) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Twilight Time (2017) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- MTI Film (restoration services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Jim Wormold is an expatriate Englishman living in pre-revolutionary Havana with his teenage daughter Milly. He owns a vacuum cleaner shop but isn't very successful so he accepts an offer from Hawthorne of the British Secret Service to recruit a network of agents in Cuba. Wormold hasn't got a clue where to start but when his friend Dr. Hasselbacher suggests that the best secrets are known to no one, he decides to manufacture a list of agents and provides fictional tales for the benefit of his masters in London. He is soon seen as the best agent in the Western Hemisphere but it all begins to unravel when the local police decode his cables and start rounding up his "network" and he learns that he is the target of a group out to kill him. Written by garykmcd |
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| Taglines | A murderously funny story, magnificently cast....marvelously made ! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| Goofs | At the end of the film,the aerial footage of the Tower of London has been flipped, resulting in Tower Bridge being on the West of the Tower of London and all traffic driving on the right. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Sir Alec Guinness (1985). See more » |
| Soundtracks | LA BELLA CUBANA See more » |
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Capt. Segura:
Some people expect to be tortured, others are outraged by it. See more » |