I Am Cuba

7.8 / 10

(203 votes)

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.

Country:

Cuba,

Soviet Union

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

140 minutes

Year:

1964

Director:

Mikhail Kalatozov

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Company:

ICAIC,

Mosfilm

Cast:
Sergio Corrieri

Alberto

Salvador Wood

José Gallardo

Pedro

Raúl García

Enrique

Luz María Collazo

Maria / Betty

Crew:
Enrique Pineda Barnet

Writer

Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Writer

Sergei Urusevsky

Cinematography

Yevgeni Svidetelev

Production Design

Mikhail Kalatozov

Director