I Am Cuba
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Four vignettes on the lives of the Cuban people in the pre-revolutionary era. 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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1964-10-26
Runtime: 141 mins
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov
Writer: Enrique Pineda Barnet, Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Spoken language: English, Pусский, Español
Genres: Drama
Original title: I Am Cuba
Production Companies: ICAIC, Mosfilm
Production Countries: Cuba, Soviet Union
Cast
Sergio Corrieri
Salvador Wood
José Gallardo
Raúl García
Luz María Collazo
Jean Bouise
Alberto Morgan
Fausto Mirabal
Roberto García York
María de las Mercedes Díez
Bárbara Domínguez
Jesús del Monte
Luisa María Jiménez Rodríquez
Mario González Broche
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