Our Man in Havana

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7.2/10

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Dark Comedy Comedy Crime Drama Thriller

Expatriate vacuum cleaner salesman Jim Wormold agrees to work as an agent, and to recruit new agents, for the British Secret Service in Cuba, but he soon realizes that his deceptive ways are... Read allExpatriate vacuum cleaner salesman Jim Wormold agrees to work as an agent, and to recruit new agents, for the British Secret Service in Cuba, but he soon realizes that his deceptive ways are going to get him in trouble.Expatriate vacuum cleaner salesman Jim Wormold agrees to work as an agent, and to recruit new agents, for the British Secret Service in Cuba, but he soon realizes that his deceptive ways are going to get him in trouble.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

6.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

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Trivia
Fidel Castro's government gave permission for this movie, which presents the fallen regime of Fulgencio Batista in an unflattering light, and also condemns American and British meddling, to shoot on-location in Havana, only a few months after the revolution. It was completed during the brief period in 1959 before Cuba had aligned itself with the Soviet Union.

Goofs
At the end of the film,the aerial footage of the Tower of London has been flipped, resulting in Tower Bridge being on the West of the Tower of London and all traffic driving on the right.

Quotes
Capt. Segura: Some people expect to be tortured, others are outraged by it.

Connections
Featured in The South Bank Show: Sir Alec Guinness (1985)

Soundtracks
LA BELLA CUBANA
(uncredited)
(traditional Cuban melody)
Composed by José Silvestre White Lafitte (1853)
used as love theme in the opening credits

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Classic Guiness!

One of my favorite scenes is when Alec Guiness must get the chief of police (Ernie Kovacs) so drunk that he passes out. He arranges a game of checkers played with miniature bottles of scotch. You know,the kind served on airlines. Each time one is taken, it must be opened and drunk immediately. This leads to hilarious results. Guiness is excellent in the beginning for his famous "fusby" look. Meek, almost sheepish. Only when Kovacs is finally "knees up", can Alec Guiness complete his plan. (Watch the movie to see what this is!). This movie used to be a staple of late night television, before cable and the advent of talk shows, when movies reigned supreme. Of course, it was usually horribly butchered.