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Havana
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Havana is a 1990 American romance and drama film directed by Sydney Pollack, who also produced the movie. The screenplay was written by David Rayfiel, with music composed by Dave Grusin and cinematography by Owen Roizman. The cast includes Robert Redford, Lena Olin, Julia, and Alan Arkin. The narrative is set in Havana during the 1950s and focuses on gambling.
Produced by Universal Pictures and Mirage Enterprises, the film has a runtime of 144 minutes and was rated R. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix, including via video on demand. The movie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score. Critical reception included a review score of 28% and an IMDb rating of 6.1.
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5.8During the revolution, a high-stakes gambler arrives in Cuba seeking to win big in poker games. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with the wife of a Communist revolutionary.
Cast
- Robert Redford as Jack Weil
- Lena Olin as Bobby Duran
- Alan Arkin as Joe Volpi
- Tomas Milian as Menocal
- Daniel Davis as Marion Chigwell
- Tony Plana as Julio Ramos
Themes
- cuba
- cuban revolution
- gambler
- havana, cuba
- 1950s
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
8,745 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
28%
- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, War
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Sydney Pollack
- Screenplay by
- Judith Rascoe , David Rayfiel
- Story by
- Judith Rascoe
- Produced by
- Sydney Pollack, Richard Roth, Ronald L. Schwary
- Starring
- Robert Redford Lena Olin Alan Arkin
- Cinematography
- Owen Roizman
- Edited by
- Fredric Steinkamp , William Steinkamp
- Music by
- Dave Grusin
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures , Mirage Enterprises , Grimes Production
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release date
- December 12, 1990 ( 1990-12-12 )
- Running time
- 144 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $40 million
- Box office
- $9.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- gambling
- Director
- Sydney Pollack
- Screenwriter
- David Rayfiel
- Composer
- Dave Grusin
- Producer
- Sydney Pollack
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Owen Roizman
- Narrative location
- Havana
- Duration
- 138
- FilmAffinity ID
- 532679
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1991-03-07
- film editor
- Fredric Steinkamp
- title
- Havana
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 28%
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Encyclopedic overview
Havana is a 1990 American drama film starring Robert Redford, Lena Olin, and Alan Arkin, directed by Sydney Pollack with music by Dave Grusin. The film's plot concerns Jack Weil (Redford), an American professional gambler who decides to visit Havana, Cuba in 1958 on the eve of the Cuban Revolution.
Most reviews were not positive, and the film suffered the first major box office deficit of Redford's career.
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