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The Cuban Game

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Through newsreel footage and interviews, this documentary chronicles the origins of the American pastime -- baseball -- in Cuba. Although the game came to Cuba in the late 19th century and was viewed as a symbol of anti-Spanish oppression, the sport took on a new political urgency after the 1959 revolution, when Fidel Castro embraced it and tried to beat the Americans at their own game. The film also focuses on the Cuban All-Star team that played the Baltimore Orioles in 1999.
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Synopsis Through newsreel footage and interviews, this documentary chronicles the origins of the American pastime -- baseball -- in Cuba. Although the game came to Cuba in the late 19th century and was viewed as a symbol of anti-Spanish oppression, the sport took on a new political urgency after the 1959 revolution, when Fidel Castro embraced it and tried to beat the Americans at their own game. The film also focuses on the Cuban All-Star team that played the Baltimore Orioles in 1999.
Director
Manuel Martín Cuenca
Producer
Vivian Aguero, Lillian Hermida
Screenwriter
Alejandro Hernández, Manuel Martín Cuenca
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Surround