Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

August 13, 1926 · 100 years old

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and President from 1976 to 2008. Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he also served as the First Secretary of the Commun…

Known For

17 titles
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The Fog of War

The Fog of War

2003 · 1h 47m · Movie

The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert McNamara.

8.1
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Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

2002 · 1h 29m · Movie

A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.

6.4
3
Cuba and the Cameraman

Cuba and the Cameraman

2017 · 1h 53m · Movie

Life in Cuba for three struggling families over the course of 45 years, from the cautious optimism of the early 1970s to the harrowing 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union and the 2016 death of Fidel Castro.

8.2
4
Another Day of Life

Another Day of Life

2018 · 1h 25m · Movie

A gripping story of a three-month-long journey that renowned Polish reporter Ryszard Kapuscinski took across Angola, ravaged by a war in which the front lines shifted like a kaleidoscope, from one day to the next.

7.3
5
The War on Democracy

The War on Democracy

2007 · 1h 36m · Movie

Venezuela, Guatemala, Cuba, Chile, Salvador, Bolivia: people's struggle for democracy versus US imperialism in Latin America since the 1950s, backing coups and supporting dictatorships.

8.1
6
Salut les Cubains

Salut les Cubains

1963 · 30m · Movie

A photo montage of Cubans filmed by Agnes Varda during her visit to Cuba in 1963. The film explores Cuban society and culture post-revolution.

7.5
7
Becoming Cousteau

Becoming Cousteau

2021 · 1h 34m · Movie

A look at the life, passions, achievements and tragedies surrounding the famous explorer and environmentalist Jacques Cousteau, featuring an archive of his newly restored footage.

7.1
8
The Hour of the Furnaces

The Hour of the Furnaces

1968 · 4h 20m · Movie

Divided into three segments, namely 1 Neocolonialism, 2 Act for liberation, 3 Violence and liberation, the documentary lasts more than 4 hours this deals with the defense of the revolution and the revolution of the third world suc...

7.6
9
Far from Vietnam

Far from Vietnam

1967 · 2h 0m · Movie

In seven different segments, Godard, Klein, Lelouch, Marker, Resnais, and Varda show their sympathy and support for the North Vietnamese army during the Vietnam War.

7.3
10
ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium

ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium

2019 · 1h 4m · Movie

This documentary questions who killed Victor Jara, Chilean musician and activist who died during the dictatorship in his country.

7.3
11
Ethel

Ethel

2012 · 1h 37m · Movie

A documentary on Ethel Kennedy that provides an insider's view of a political dynasty, including her life with Robert F. Kennedy and the years following his death when she raised their eleven children on her own.

7.9
12
The Society of the Spectacle

The Society of the Spectacle

1974 · 1h 31m · Movie

Guy Debord's cinematic analysis of consumer society based on his influential book "La société du spectacle" (1967).

7.2
13
Operation C.H.I.M.P

Operation C.H.I.M.P

2019 · 1h 41m · Movie

The incredible story of Chop Chop Chang, a world famous circus chimpanzee who is secretly trained by the CIA into a deadly assassin.

5.0
14
638 Ways to Kill Castro

638 Ways to Kill Castro

2006 · 1h 18m · Movie

Dollan Cannell's documentary on the hundreds of alleged plots to assassinate Fidel Castro, and a look at the evolution of Cuban politics.

6.9
15
Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America

Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America

1991 · 48m · Movie

In the year 1000, aliens from the planet Quetzalcoatl flee their dying planet and take refuge under the Earth's surface. Disturbed by 1950s American atomic testing, the aliens strike back at the USA in such varied schemes as the r...

6.1
16
Waiting for Fidel

Waiting for Fidel

1975 · 58m · Movie

Documentary about a film crew's failed attempt at interviewing Fidel Castro while in Cuba.

6.9
17
Fidel

Fidel

1971 · 1h 35m · Movie

FIDEL provides a unique view of Cuba's controversial and most polarizing leader. In 1968, Castro took filmmaker and activist Saul Landau on a weeklong jeep ride through the eastern mountains. There, he plays baseball with a group ...

7.3