Castro, Cuba, and Communism
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Westbrook Van Voorhis
Narrator
Film Details
Also Known As
Danger on Our Doorstep
Release Date
Jan
1962
Premiere Information
Los Angeles showing: May 1962
Production Company
Mel O'Dee Productions; Parallel Film Distributors
Distribution Company
Sam Lake Enterprises
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
This film uses television newsreel footage to document Fidel Castro's rise to power in Cuba. Coverage includes: the Batista government; the incitement to revolution; Castro as a student agitator; the July 26th massacre; Castro uniting the rebel forces in the mountains; guerrilla warfare; Che Guevara's attack on Santa Clara; riots in Havana; Castro's rise from freedom fighter to dictator; Chinese and European Communists arriving in Cuba; the Communist takeover in Cuba; and Russia's military presence in the Western Hemisphere.
Film Details
Also Known As
Danger on Our Doorstep
Release Date
Jan
1962
Premiere Information
Los Angeles showing: May 1962
Production Company
Mel O'Dee Productions; Parallel Film Distributors
Distribution Company
Sam Lake Enterprises
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
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Also known as Danger on Our Doorstep.
