| Description |
1 online resource (59 min.) |
| Series |
World history in video.
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| Summary |
Filmed on location at La Plata, Castro's former guerrilla headquarters - the first time any foreign film crew had been permitted there - the documentary examines the origins of Castro's revolution, and its ultimate successes and failures. It places U.S.-Cuban relations within the context of history, dating back to the Spanish-American War in 1898. The documentary goes on to paint a canvas of everyday Cuban life. It contrasts the successes of Cuba - medical care, education and housing - with the often repressive political measures implemented by the Castro government. We hear from Cuban artists, State Department officials, exiled writers, and Fidel Castro himself. We visit the Psychiatric Hospital, the Women's Prison, and a library to see what books are available. This film does full justice to its complex subject. It is neither a rationale for Communist Cuba nor a political tool for Cuban exiles. It will interest audiences of all political persuasions |
| Notes |
Previously released on DVD |
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Title from resource description page (viewed Sept. 1, 2011) |
| Performer |
Raul Julia, narrator |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Batista y Zaldívar, Fulgencio, 1901-1973
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Castro, Fidel, 1926-2016
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Guevara, Che, 1928-1967.
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Martí, José, 1853-1895
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| SUBJECT |
Batista y Zaldívar, Fulgencio, 1901-1973. fast (OCoLC)fst00002198 |
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Castro, Fidel, 1926-2016 fast (OCoLC)fst00052772 |
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Guevara, Che, 1928-1967. fast (OCoLC)fst01800952 |
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Martí, José, 1853-1895. fast (OCoLC)fst00039529 |
| Subject |
Politics and government.
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| SUBJECT |
Cuba -- History -- 1959-
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Cuba -- History -- Revolution, 1959.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85034586
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Cuba -- Politics and government -- 1959-
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| Subject |
Cuba.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary
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Documentary television programs.
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History.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Documentaires télévisés.
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Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Bauman, Suzanne, producer
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Burroughs, Jim, director
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Julia, Raul, narrator
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Seven League Productions, production company.
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), production company
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Filmakers Library, publisher
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