Cuba: The People poster

Cuba: The People

1974 0h 58m EN

Documentary

Synopsis

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As the first American television crew allowed into Cuba since the 1959 revolution, filmmakers Jon Alpert and Keiko Tsuno travel across the island documenting daily life under Fidel Castro. Through interviews with farmers, workers, and families, the film offers a rare ground-level portrait of Cuban society fifteen years after the revolution.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jon Alpert
Narrator
Harrison Salisbury
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoko Maruyama
Writers: Jon Alpert
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 5

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 5

CAST

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Jon Alpert and Harrison Salisbury carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoko Maruyama directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
252 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Jon Alpert and Harrison Salisbury carry the top of the cast.

The technical file

Runtime: 58 min · 0h 58m
Status: Released
Original language: EN

Also by

Yoko Maruyama

Chinatown: Immigrants in America
1976

Production companies

Who made it

Downtown Community Television Center
US
WN
WNET 13

Key crew

ProducerJon Alpert
ProducerKeiko Tsuno

Release history · US

When it landed

TV1974-01-01

Also known as

International titles

Cuba: The People, Part IUS

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