| Description |
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Vlasta Vrana ; commentary, Marshall Frady, Peter Bourne, Wayne Smith, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Philip Agee, Jose R. Fernandez, Arthur Schlesinger, Angela Davis, Alice Walker, Hortensia Buzzi, Sydney Pollack, Harry Belafonte, Ramsey Clark, Saul Landau, Charles Rangel, Luis Ortega. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Roberto Chile ; editors, Davey Frankel, Monica Henriquez, Fermin Dominguez ; music, Frank Fernandez. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
A documentary produced in Cuba celebrating the life and political career of Fidel Castro through archival footage, interviews with Castro and commentary by family, associates, former guerrilla fighters, politicians and historians. Castro is seen swimming with bodyguards in the ocean, visiting his childhood home and school, joking with his friend Nelson Mandela, meeting with Elian Gonzalez, and celebrating his birthday with the Buena Vista Social Club. |
| Note |
Special features: Estela Bravo profile; comments about Estela Bravo; comments about "Fidel: the untold story"; outtakes; trailer gallery. |
| Language |
In English and Spanish with English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Castro, Fidel, 1926-2016
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Castro, Fidel, 1926-2016 -- Interviews.
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Heads of state -- Cuba -- Biography.
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Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962.
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Socialism -- Cuba.
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Embargo -- Economic aspects -- Cuba.
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Economic sanctions, American -- Cuba.
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Angola -- History -- Civil War, 1975-2002 -- Participation, Cuban.
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Cuba -- Politics and government -- 1959-
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Cuba -- History -- Invasion, 1961.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Bravo, Estela.
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Vrana, Vlasta.
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Frady, Marshall.
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Bourne, Peter.
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Smith, Wayne S.
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García Márquez, Gabriel, 1927-2014
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Agee, Philip.
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Fernández, José R.
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Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. (Arthur Meier), 1917-2007.
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Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-
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Chile, Roberto.
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Frankel, Davey.
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Henriquez, Moniz.
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Dominguez, Fermin.
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Bravo Films.
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Fort Point Entertainment (Firm)
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First Run/Icarus Films.
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Mongrel Media.
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| Standard No. |
720229910705 |
| Music No. |
FRF 910705D First Run/Icarus Films |
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