Fidel

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Fidel

"Some would betray him. Others would never forgive him. No one will ever forget him."

2002

3h 25m

5.1(15 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

Centered on the six years before the fall of Batista's dictatorship and the subsequent 40 years of the Cuban Revolution.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: David Attwood
Written by: Stephen Tolkin
Georgie Anne Geyer

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