
Comandante
Oliver Stone spends three days filming with Fidel Castro in Cuba, discussing an array of subjects with the president such as his rise to power, fellow revolutionary Che Guevara, the Cuban Missile crisis, and the present state of the country.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Oliver Stone
Actors: Che Guevara, Eva Duarte de Perón, Fidel Castro, Janet Reno, Jaume Roures, John F. Kennedy, Juanita Vera, Oliver Stone, Richard Nixon, Santiago Segura
Country: United States, Spain
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