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Fidel Castro: Life for the Revolution

Original title: Fidel Castro. Ewiger Revolutionär
  • 2004
  • 44m
IMDb RATING
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Fidel Castro: Life for the Revolution (2004)
GermanBiographyDocumentaryShort

Castro has outlived generations of US Presidents, Soviet General Secretaries, CIA Directors and would-be assassins. This film offers a psychological profile of the Cuban revolutionary, and a... Read allCastro has outlived generations of US Presidents, Soviet General Secretaries, CIA Directors and would-be assassins. This film offers a psychological profile of the Cuban revolutionary, and a deeply intimate account of his life based on private letters, correspondence, speeches an... Read allCastro has outlived generations of US Presidents, Soviet General Secretaries, CIA Directors and would-be assassins. This film offers a psychological profile of the Cuban revolutionary, and a deeply intimate account of his life based on private letters, correspondence, speeches and interviews. It features interviews with some of Fidel Castro's closest relatives, close ... Read all

  • Directors
    • Stephan Lamby
    • Volker Skierka
  • Writer
    • Volker Skierka
  • Stars
    • John Hedges
    • Fidel Castro
    • Huber Matos
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
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    • Directors
      • Stephan Lamby
      • Volker Skierka
    • Writer
      • Volker Skierka
    • Stars
      • John Hedges
      • Fidel Castro
      • Huber Matos
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    John Hedges
    • Self - Narrator
    • (voice)
    Fidel Castro
    Fidel Castro
    • Self
    Huber Matos
    • Self - Cuban dissident activist
    Wayne Smith
    • Self - former chief of US Interests Section in Cuba
    Margot Honecker
    • Self - former East German politician
    Melba Hernández Rodríguez
    • Self - former comrade-in-arms of Fidel Castro
    Norberto Fuentes
    • Self - author of 'La autobiografía de Fidel Castro'
    Max Lesnick
    • Self - Fidel Castro's longtime friend
    • (as Max Lesnik)
    Natalia Revuelta
    • Self - Fidel Castro's former lover
    Alina Fernández Revuelta
    • Self - daughter of Fidel Castro
    Jean Ziegler
    Jean Ziegler
    • Self - Che Guevara's friend
    Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
    Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Aleida Guevara
    Aleida Guevara
    • Self - Che Guevara's daughter
    Celia Sánchez
    • Self - close friend of Fidel Castro
    • (archive footage)
    Ed Sullivan
    Ed Sullivan
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart
    • Self - Fidel Castro's son
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Fidelito)
    Raul Corrales
    • Self - Cuban photographer
    Richard Nixon
    Richard Nixon
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Directors
      • Stephan Lamby
      • Volker Skierka
    • Writer
      • Volker Skierka
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    • Release date
      • April 26, 2004 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fidel Castro. Ewiger Revolutionär
    • Production company
      • ECO Media TV-Produktion
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      • 44m
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