Fidel (2002)
Some would betray him. Others would never forgive him. No one will ever forget him.
Centered on the six years before the fall of Batista's dictatorship and the subsequent 40 years of the Cuban Revolution.
- Date of release
- 2002-01-27
- TMDB
- 4.9 / 10 (17)
- Runtime
- 3h 25m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- David Attwood
Casting
- Víctor Huggo Martin — Fidel Castro
- Gael García Bernal — Che Guevara
- Patricia Velásquez — Mirta
- Cecilia Suárez — Celia Sanchez
- Maurice Compte — Raul Castro
- Diego Luna — Renato Guitart
- Honorato Magaloni — Aged Fidel Castro
- Tony Plana — Gen. Fulgencio Battista
- Ernesto Godoy — Huber Matos
- Guillermo Díaz — Universo Sanchez
- Mel Rodriguez — Calixto Morales
- Bobby Plasencia — Faustino Perez
Interesting facts
Fidel, titled onscreen as ¡Fidel!, is a 2002 American biographical drama television film directed by David Attwood about the Cuban Revolution and political career of Fidel Castro, played by Víctor Huggo Martin. Gael García Bernal, Patricia Velásquez, Cecilia Suárez, Manuel Sevilla, and Maurice Compte also star. The screenplay by Stephen Tolkin is based on two biographies of Castro: Guerilla Prince: The Untold Story of Fidel Castro (1991) by Georgie Anne Geyer, and Fidel Castro (1993) by Robert E. Quirk. The film aired on Showtime in two parts, on January 27 and 28, 2002. The total duration of the film is 200 minutes, but the video version is shorter.
Production
Filming took place in Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
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