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I Am Cuba

I Am Cuba

19647.82h 21m

Overview

Four vignettes on the lives of pre-revolutionary era Cuban people; in Havana, Maria is ashamed when a man she loves discovers how she makes a living. Pedro, an old farmer, discovers that the land he cultivates is being sold to an American company. A student sees his friends attacked by the police while they distribute leaflets supporting Fidel Castro. Finally, a peasant family is threatened by Batista's army.

Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov
Written by Enrique Pineda Barnet, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Nina Glagoleva
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Top Cast

Sergio Corrieri

Sergio Corrieri

Alberto

Salvador Wood

Salvador Wood

J

José Gallardo

Pedro

R

Raúl García

Enrique

L

Luz María Collazo

Maria / Betty

Jean Bouise

Jean Bouise

Jim

A

Alberto Morgan

Ángel

F

Fausto Mirabal

R

Roberto García York

American Activist

M

María de las Mercedes Díez

Themes & Keywords

rebellionpolicecubapropagandapeacepeasantsurrealismcuban revolutionwealthblack and whiteuniversity

About I Am Cuba

I Am Cuba is a drama film released in 1964 exploring themes of rebellion, police, cuba, propaganda, peace, peasant. Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, it stars Sergio Corrieri, Salvador Wood, José Gallardo. Four vignettes on the lives of pre-revolutionary era Cuban people; in Havana, Maria is ashamed when a man she loves discovers how she makes a living. Pedro, an old farmer, discovers that the land he cultivates is being sold to an American company. A student sees his friends attacked by the police while they distribute leaflets supporting Fidel Castro. Finally, a peasant family is threatened by Batista's army.

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