Waiting for Fidel (1974)

Directed by

Michael Rubbo

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

57 min

Rated

G

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary filmmaker and two Newfoundland political figures try to arrange an interview with Fidel Castro in 1970s Cuba. Their plans keep falling through, and the film records their waiting and small misadventures.

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What happens

Waiting for Fidel is a 1974 Canadian documentary by Michael Rubbo and starring director Rubbo, former premier of Newfoundland and Labrador Joey Smallwood and Newfoundland media mogul Geoff Stirling. It depicts Rubbo, Smallwood, and Stirling's unsuccessful attempt to interview Cuban leader Fidel Castro. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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