Havana

– An American professional gambler named Jack Weil (Redford) decides to visit Havana, Cuba to gamble. ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 24 Minutes
Release Year:
1990
Original Name:
Havanna
Havana (1990) - Also known as Havanna

An American professional gambler named Jack Weil (Redford) decides to visit Havana, Cuba to gamble. On the boat to Havana, he meets Roberta Duran (Olin), the wife of a revolutionary, Arturo (Julia). Shortly after their arrival, Arturo is taken away by the secret police, and Roberta is captured and tortured. Jack frees her, but she continues to support the revolution.

Havana (1990) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Dec 1990

Language:

English, Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Sydney Pollack

Writer:

Judith Rascoe (story), Judith Rascoe (screenplay), David Rayfiel (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Robert Redford, Lena Olin, Alan Arkin, Tomas Milian

Plot:

Cuba, December 1958: The professional gambler Jack visits Havana to organize a big Poker game. On the ship he meets Roberta and falls in love with her. Shortly after they arrive in Cuba, Roberta and her Cuban husband, the revolutionary Arturo, are arrested and tortured. Arturo is reported "shot while trying to escape," but Jack manages to get Roberta free again. He can't, however, keep her from continuing to support the revolution. Jack has to make a choice between the beautiful woman who keeps putting herself in harms way and the biggest poker game of his life; between the man he could be and the man he is.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations.

Production:

MCA Universal Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
28%