in 1959, fidel castro's tiny band of rebels toppled a corrupt cuban dictatorship. forty years later, castro remains in power, incredibly surviving a cia-led invasion, a missile crisis, eight assassination attempts, nine u.s. presidents and the fall of his soviet allies.
this riveting, hard-edged and intensely emotional drama traces the rise of one of history's most intriguing and controversial figures - from a guerrilla outpost to the presidential palace. featuring a stellar cast and tightly woven script, fidel goes behind the politics to offer up a rare personal portrait of a man driven relentlessly by his convictions, his pride and his passions.
ultimately, as portrayed by victor huggo martin, the legendary fidel castro proves very human, torn by his love for two women and despairing that the idealism, charisma and will power that inspired a revolution could not build the free and prosperous nation he had envisioned.

bonus:
- john f. kennedy's speech on the cuban missile crisis

Product details

Actor	Patricia Velasquez, Gael Garcia Bernal, Cecilia Suarez, Victor Huggo Martin
Director	David Attwood

Content	DVD
FSK / age rating	from age 0
Publication date	21.05.2002
Genre	Drama

EAN	0707729115199
Length	206 minutes
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Extras	Additional information, Biographies, Production notes
Screen	1.33:1
Year of production	2001
Region code	1
Version	US Version

Customer reviews

naja...

Written on 03. November 2005 by mara.

This customer review refers to a alternative version.

es sieht so aus als wäre die revolution ne riesen party gewesen und wär alles mehr oder weniger gewaltfrei abgelaufen, was so nicht grad der wahrheit entspricht. aber schöne bilder und gut gespielt
Die Verbindung...

Written on 08. July 2005 by Veronica.

This customer review refers to a alternative version.

wenn man diesen Film sieht... versteht man wenigstens ein bisschen die "Idealen" von Fidel und diejenigen von Che Guevara...

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