| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 91 min.)) : sound, color |
| 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 |
Directed by Estela Bravo. |
| Summary |
Whether dismissed as a relic or revered as a savior, many agree that Fidel Castro is one of the most influential and controversial figures of our time. Rarely are Americans given a chance to see inside the world of this socialist leader. The documentary Fidel offers a unique opportunity to view the man through exclusive interviews with Castro himself, historians, public figures and close friends, with rare footage from the Cuban State archives. Alice Walker, Harry Belafonte, and Sydney Pollack discuss Fidel as a person, while former and current US government figures including Arthur Schlesinger, Ramsey Clark, Wayne Smith, Congressman Charles Rangel and a former CIA agent offer political and historical perspectives on Castro and the long-standing US embargo against Cuba. Family members and close friends, including Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, offer a window into his rarely seen personal life. Bravo's camera captures Fidel Castro swimming with bodyguards, visiting his childhood home and school, joking with Nelson Mandela, Ted Turner and Muhammad Ali, meeting Elian Gonzalez, and celebrating his birthday with members of the Buena Vista Social Club. Juxtaposing the personal anecdotal with history of the Cuban revolution and the fight to survive the post-Soviet period, Fidel tells a previously untold story and presents a new view of this compelling figure. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
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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| 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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| Added Title |
hoopla (Digital media service)
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| Music No. |
MWT11043061 |
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