Waiting for Fidel
| Waiting for Fidel | |
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| Directed by | Michael Rubbo |
| Produced by | Tom Daly |
| Starring | Joey Smallwood, Geoff Stirling, Michael Rubbo |
| Edited by | Michael Rubbo |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
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Release dates
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1974 |
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Running time
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57 min 50 s |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | C$ 125,155 [1] |
Waiting for Fidel is a documentary film from the National Film Board of Canada, in which Joey Smallwood, former Premier of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland media mogul Geoff Stirling; and director Michael Rubbo document their visit to Cuba in an unsuccessful attempt to interview Fidel Castro. Much of the film consists of the progressive-minded Smallwood and free-market supporter Stirling debating the effects of the Castro regime.
New York Times film reviewer Richard Eder observed that "It is about Cuba, in a way, but it is also about the difficulty in seeing Cuba for what it may be."[2] Gary Evans, in his chronicles of the National Film Board, called the film "one of the most intriguing documentaries of the period".[1]
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