Movie
Havana
Overview
During the revolution, a high-stakes gambler arrives in Cuba seeking to win big in poker games. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with the wife of a Communist revolutionary.
Details
- Release date
- 1990-12-11
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures, Mirage Enterprises
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robert Redford as Jack Weil
- Lena Olin as Bobby Duran
- Alan Arkin as Joe Volpi
- Tomas Milian as Menocal
- Daniel Davis as Marion Chigwell
- Tony Plana as Julio Ramos
- Betsy Brantley as Diane
- Lise Cutter as Patty
- Richard Farnsworth as Professor
- Mark Rydell as Meyer Lansky
- Vasek Simek as Willy
- Fred Asparagus as Baby Hernandez
Crew
- Sydney Pollack - Director
- Judith Rascoe - Screenplay
- David Rayfiel - Screenplay
- Judith Rascoe - Story
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