This feature-length documentary from 1974 takes viewers inside Fidel Castro's Cuba. A movie-making threesome hope that Fidel himself will star in their film. The unusual crew consists of former Newfoundland premier Joseph Smallwood, radio and TV owner Geoff Stirling and NFB film director Michael Rubbo. What happens while the crew awaits its star shows a good deal of the new Cuba, and also of the three Canadians who chose to film the island. (NFB)
Credits
Waiting for Fidel Cast
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Character |
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Erich Honecker
He was 61, 81 years old when he died
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Erich Honecker
He was 61, 81 years old when he died
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as Himself (with Fidel Castro) |
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Fidel Castro
He was 47, 90 years old when he died
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Fidel Castro
He was 47, 90 years old when he died
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as Himself (with Erich Honecker) |
Waiting for Fidel Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Tom Daly as Producer. He was 55 (93) years old when He died
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Production |
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Michael Rubbo as Director. He was 35 (now 86) years old
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Directing |
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Colin Low as Producer. He was 47 (89) years old when He died
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Production |
