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Jim Wormold sells vacuum cleaners in Havana. His daughter Milly, 17, spends a lot of money, so he accepts to work for the Intelligence Service. As he has nothing to report, he invents facts, pretends to recruit agents and to discover secret constructions... Read more
| Starring | Alec Guinness, Burl Ives, Mareen O'Hara, Ernie Kovacs |
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| Director | Carol Reed |
| Genres | Drama |
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Jim Wormold sells vacuum cleaners in Havana. His daughter Milly, 17, spends a lot of money, so he accepts to work for the Intelligence Service. As he has nothing to report, he invents facts, pretends to recruit agents and to discover secret constructions...
| Starring | Alec Guinness, Burl Ives, Mareen O'Hara, Ernie Kovacs, Noel Coward |
|---|---|
| Director | Carol Reed |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1959 To Rent: DVD: 26 Dec 2005 |
The wry flavour of the novel does not really translate to the screen, and especially not to the wide screen, but a few lines and characters offer compensation.
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FINE CAST, FINE FORM
Don't bother renting any new films, re-discover old classics instead.
You can't go wrong with this cast and Greene's writing.
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Our Man in Havana
A good story that pokes fun at the business of spying and secret agents.
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Dated but still brilliant
The story has long been overtaken by history, but anyone who can remember the days before Castro's time will no doubt enjoy it.
The acting is ... read more »
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Not my cup of tea
Apart from a few flashes of wit and humour from Noel Coward, this didn't do it for me at all, but I sat it through only to wonder why I did. I also found ... read more »
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