Fidel Movie Review 2002

Excellent bio of Fidel Castro's rise to power in Cuba loses a little steam in its later moments but keeps interest with a strong performance by Martin in the title role. The politics are also kept simple; Castro is an idealistic lawyer who fights for the underdog as a rebel leader after his country's military takeover by Batista (Plana). But once he himself takes power, Castro blurs the lines into a dictatorship of his own. Based on the books "Guerilla Prince" by Georgie Anne Geyer and "Fidel Castro" by Robert E. Quirk.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 140 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

This Is Your Life, Politics, Cuba

Screenplay

Stephen Tolkin

Cast

Victor Huggo Martin, Gael Garcia Bernal, Patricia Velasquez, Maurice Compte, Tony Plana, Guillermo Diaz, Margarita d'Francisco, Enrique Arce

Cinematography

Checco Varese

Director

David Attwood

Music

John Altman