Santiago Álvarez Movies

  • 2002
    Rocha Que Voa

    Rocha Que Voa

    Rocha Que Voa

    5.72002HD

    Documentary about the relationship between filmmaker Glauber Rocha and Cuba.

    Rocha Que Voa
  • 1971
    ¿Cómo, por qué y para qué se asesina un general?

    ¿Cómo, por qué y para qué se asesina un general?

    ¿Cómo, por qué y para qué se asesina un general?

    51971HD

    Documentary short about the death of Chilean general René Schneider by the CIA, following the election of Salvador Allende as president of the...

    ¿Cómo, por qué y para qué se asesina un general?
  • 1969
    Take-Off at 18:00 Hours

    Take-Off at 18:00 Hours

    Take-Off at 18:00 Hours

    01969HD

    This film confronts the failures of the Cuban economy, although it is made in a Guevara-like spirit of moral exhortation rather than criticism.

    Take-Off at 18:00 Hours
  • 1973
    And Heaven Was Taken by Storm

    And Heaven Was Taken by Storm

    And Heaven Was Taken by Storm

    61973HD

    A chronicle of Fidel Castro's two-month tour of ten East European and African nations in mid-1972.

    And Heaven Was Taken by Storm
  • 1972
    I Am a Son of America

    I Am a Son of America

    I Am a Son of America

    51972HD

    Recollections of Fidel Castro's visit to Chile on November, 1971, and of the historical imperialist exploitation of Latin America.

    I Am a Son of America
  • 2013
    El camino de Santiago: Periodismo, cine y revolución

    El camino de Santiago: Periodismo, cine y revolución

    El camino de Santiago: Periodismo, cine y revolución

    7.32013HD

    A tribute to Santiago Álvarez, a great innovator in the language of Cuban newsreel images, presented by the ICAIC over the course of thirty...

    El camino de Santiago: Periodismo, cine y revolución
  • 1969
    Hanoi, Tuesday 13th

    Hanoi, Tuesday 13th

    Hanoi, Tuesday 13th

    6.31969HD

    In December 1967, a Cuban film crew led by Santiago Alvarez, the veteran polemicist, travelled to Hanoi. They shot the footage which constitutes this...

    Hanoi, Tuesday 13th
  • 1965
    Solidaridad Cuba y Vietnam

    Solidaridad Cuba y Vietnam

    Solidaridad Cuba y Vietnam

    01965HD

    Solidaridad Cuba y Vietnam
  • 1937
    Towards Unity and Victory

    Towards Unity and Victory

    Towards Unity and Victory

    61937HD

    Political propaganda film made during the Spanish Civil War.

    Towards Unity and Victory
  • 1962
    Muerte al invasor

    Muerte al invasor

    Muerte al invasor

    5.31962HD

    Short documentary about Cuba's resistance to American invasion.

    Muerte al invasor
  • 1976
    Luanda ya no es de San Pablo

    Luanda ya no es de San Pablo

    Luanda ya no es de San Pablo

    01976HD

    Luanda ya no es de San Pablo
  • 1999
    Accelerated Under-Development: In the Idiom of Santiago Alvarez

    Accelerated Under-Development: In the Idiom of Santiago Alvarez

    Accelerated Under-Development: In the Idiom of Santiago Alvarez

    51999HD

    A portrait of the great radical Cuban film maker Santiago Alvarez.

    Accelerated Under-Development: In the Idiom of Santiago Alvarez
  • 1984
    Coarse Salt

    Coarse Salt

    Coarse Salt

    51984HD

    A famous composer creative in crisis and must compose a new album, but is going through a painful separation that prevents him from concentrating. In...

    Coarse Salt
  • 1989
    Historia de una Plaza

    Historia de una Plaza

    Historia de una Plaza

    01989HD

    Historia de una Plaza
  • 1973
    The Tiger Leaps and Kills, But It Will Die... It Will Die...

    The Tiger Leaps and Kills, But It Will Die... It Will Die...

    The Tiger Leaps and Kills, But It Will Die... It Will Die...

    6.41973HD

    An obituary for Victor Jara, the Chilean folksinger who was murdered in a football stadium by the military junta during the days of the September...

    The Tiger Leaps and Kills, But It Will Die... It Will Die...
  • 1970
    The Servant's Dream

    The Servant's Dream

    The Servant's Dream

    51970HD

    An ordinary man goes to work in a rich household of Peru and has a dream in which he sees his boss and himself appearing as equal in front of the...

    The Servant's Dream
  • 1976
    To Die for Your Country Is to Live Forever

    To Die for Your Country Is to Live Forever

    To Die for Your Country Is to Live Forever

    01976HD

    With a speech by Fidel Castro as the central theme, the effects of the terrorist attacks against the interests of the Cubana de Aviacion company are...

    To Die for Your Country Is to Live Forever
  • 1970
    Los Ojos de Santiago

    Los Ojos de Santiago

    Los Ojos de Santiago

    01970HD

    Los Ojos de Santiago retraces the filmmaking career of Álvarez, particularly his work in Vietnam and Cuba.

    Los Ojos de Santiago
  • 1962
    Crisis en el Caribe

    Crisis en el Caribe

    Crisis en el Caribe

    01962HD

    Crisis en el Caribe
  • 1980
    The Necessary War

    The Necessary War

    The Necessary War

    51980HD

    Alvarez' longest documentary examination of the Cuban Revolution, this contains exceptional interviews with Fidel, Raúl, Almeida, Vilma,...

    The Necessary War