Synopsis
A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train the corrupt General Batista's army against Castro's guerrillas while he also romances a former lover now married to an unscrupulous plantation owner.
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Cast
- Sean ConneryMaj. Robert Dapes
- Brooke AdamsAlexandra Lopez de Pulido
- Jack WestonLarry Gutman
- Hector ElizondoCapt. Raphael Ramirez
- Denholm ElliottDonald Skinner
- Martin BalsamGen. Bello
- Chris SarandonJuan Pulido
- Danny De La PazJulio Mederos
- Lonette McKeeTherese Mederos
- Alejandro ReyFaustino
Recommendations
- 75
TV Guide Magazine
An entertaining and well-crafted political satire that is definitely worth a look. - 70
The New York Times
Though a lot of the dialogue would seem absurd even on daytime soap opera, the movie keeps coming up with scenes so arresting or eccentric you are aware of the wicked intelligence behind them. - 50
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Marvelous atmosphere and individual scenes, but not quite a movie. [31 Dec 1979, p.12] - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Mostly, Cuba is boring. [24 Dec 1979] - 40
Time Out
Havana, Cuba, 1959. Lucky they print this on the screen, as it's the first and last coherent piece of information you can glean from Lester's political love story, which mentions neither politics nor love but plays out its actions against a background of both. - 40
Newsweek
By the time this atmospheric but thoroughly muddled story reaches its conclusion, the film has totally self-destructed. [31 Dec 1979, p.49] - 30
Variety
Cuba is a hollow, pointless non-drama.
