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Our Man in Havana (1959)

Director(s) Carol Reed
Producer(s) Carol Reed
Top Genres Comedy, Drama, Film Adaptation, Thriller/Suspense
Top Topics Satire, Spies
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Our Man in Havana Overview:

Our Man in Havana (1959) was a Drama - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by Carol Reed and produced by Carol Reed.

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Our Man in Havana (1959) and Vacuums in The Atomic Age

By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 20, 2021 From 4 Star Films

Because of the renewed partnership of Grahame Greene and director Carol Reed, it’s difficult not to feel an inclination to compare Our Man in Havana with The Third Man from a decade prior. If you wanted to go out on a limb, you could make the case the earlier film beget this film, at least in ... Read full article

Our Man in Havana (1959)

By Beatrice on Nov 2, 2016 From Flickers in Time

Our Man in Havana Directed by Carol Reed Written by Graham Greene (novel) 1959/UK/USA Kingsmeade Productions/Columbia Pictures Corporation Repeat viewing/Netflix rental I find this cold war comedy to be darker than many do. The film is set immediately before the Cuban revolution.  Jim Wormold (... Read full article

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Our Man in Havana Quotes:

Jim Wormold: We should all be clowns, Milly.
Dr. Hasselbacher: A man can smile and be a villain.
Jim Wormold: Everything's legal in Havana.
Dr. Hasselbacher: They strike at you through what you love.
Capt. Segura: Some people expect to be tortured, others are outraged by it.
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Our Man in Havana Facts
Fidel Castro's government gave permission for this film, 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 months after the revolution. It was completed during the brief period in 1959 before Cuba had aligned itself with the Soviet Union.
Cinematographer Oswald Morris deliberately lowered the light levels in the Havana locations to make them more atmospheric.
Englishman Jim Wormold is raising his daughter, Milly, as a Catholic on the wishes of his estranged wife, although he is not Catholic. Alec Guinness and the book's author, Graham Greene, were Englishmen who converted to Catholicism. Guinness and his wife converted in 1956.
The comic strip Rock Kent in the newspaper is credited to a Syd Cain. Syd Cain was the movie's assistant art director.
The car Millie shows interest in at the end of the movie is a 1957 Jaguar Mk.VIII
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