Waiting for Fidel
| Waiting for Fidel | |
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| Directed by | Michael Rubbo |
| Produced by | Tom Daly |
| Starring | Joey Smallwood, Geoff Stirling, Michael Rubbo |
| Edited by | Michael Rubbo |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
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Release date
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1974 |
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Running time
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57 min 50 s |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | C$ 125,155 |
Waiting for Fidel is a documentary film from the National Film Board of Canada, in which Joey Smallwood, former Premier of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland media mogul Geoff Stirling; and director Michael Rubbo document their visit to Cuba in an unsuccessful attempt to interview Fidel Castro. Much of the film consists of the progressive-minded Smallwood and free-market supporter Stirling debating the effects of the Castro regime.
The film can be seen on NFB's website and occasionally on Stirling's TV station CJON-DT during the Captain Atlantis Late Night block (2-4 AM Newfoundland time every Saturday).
New York Times film reviewer Richard Eder observed that "It is about Cuba, in a way, but it is also about the difficulty in seeing Cuba for what it may be." Gary Evans, in his chronicles of the National Film Board, called the film "one of the most intriguing documentaries of the period".
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