Our Man in Havana

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1hr 47min
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1960
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Sony Pictures
Synopsis: Graham Greene wrote this witty comedy inspired by Cold War paranoia. Jim Wormald (Alec Guiness) is an Englishman selling vacuum cleaners in Cuba on the cusp of the revolution. Hawthorne (Noel Coward), a British intelligence agent, is looking for information on Cuban affairs and recruits Jim to act as a spy. Jim has no experience in espionage and no useful knowledge to pass along, but Hawthorne is willing to pay for his services, and since Jim's daughter Milly (Jo Morrow) has expensive tastes, he ... Full Synopsis
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One of British director Carol Reed's lesser-known films -- due in part to its unavailability on video -- Our Man in Havana (1960) nevertheless sports the dry wit, intrigue, and visual beauty that distinguished his most famous work. Scripted, like The Third Man (1949), by Graham Greene from his own novel, Our Man in Havana keenly satirizes the British espionage system, awash in absurd bureaucracy and ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Jim Wormald
Dr. Cart Hasselbacher
Beatrice Evans
Capt.Segura
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