Robert redford, lena olin, alan arkin, raul julia, sydney pollack. Tribute for beautiful movie havana from 1990 with the great robert redford and wonderful swedish actress lena olin. Robert redford, american actor and director known for his diverse roles and for founding the sundance institute and film festival. Robert redford has established himself as one of the greatest directors in history, as well as movie historian and founder of sundance. A cynical gambler reluctantly comes to the aid of a mysterious beauty in this interpolation of and the reallife cuban revolution. With robert redford, lena olin, alan arkin, tomas milian. Havana 1990 cast and crew jack weil robert redford, a professional gambler, enjoys the hedonistic lifestyle of batistas cuba, where he is organizing a crucial poker game that could make or. Jack weil robert redford, a professional gambler, enjoys the hedonistic lifestyle of batistas cuba, where he is organizing a crucial poker game that could make or break him.
Director sydney pollack and star robert redford have lost their normally. Havana by sydney pollack robert redford, lena olin, alan. Academy awardwinner robert redford and lena olin star in. The pace and plot kept me involved and entertained due to fine performances by all the cast in the leading roles. In the time just preceding castros takeover of cuba, an american gambler in havana gets involved with a revolutionarys wife. The original english soundtrack has been remixed for playback in dolby digital 5. Jul 12, 2019 vitals robert redford as jack weil, smooth gambler and u. It was redfords seventh collaboration with director sydney pollack. Breathtaking cinematography, a powerful story and a sensual score by dave grusin make havana an unforgettable experience. Drama romantiek film geregisseerd door sydney pollack. Now comes the first redford movie since legal eagles more than four years ago.
Havana is the seventh film on which director sydney pollack and robert redford have collaborated, and this time, they have not done all that. Over his more than 60 year career, he has won several film awards, including an academy award for lifetime achievement in 2002. Robert redford and lena olin star in oscarwinning director sydney pollacks passionate romantic adventure set in a place once called the sexiest city in the world. Havana 1990 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Unperturbed by richard lesters 1979 film, cuba, a box office flop that also attempted to recreate the fall of the batista regime from an outsiders point of view, and unashamed in their remaking casablanca in all but name, sidney pollack and robert redford bring us havana. Havana brings together jack weil robert redford, an inveterate gambler ready to test himself by taking the chance of a lifetime, and bobby.
Lena olin and sydney pollack in havana 1990 lena olin and robert redford in havana 1990. In 1950s cuba, a professional gambler falls for a woman heavily involved in the revolution movement. Licensed to youtube by wmg, umg on behalf of plg uk catalog. Redford really tries this time, and olin really is seriously beautiful, as the script claims. Havana, sydney pollacks latest film and his seventh with. Aug 09, 2018 robert redford robert redfords greatest screen roles ranked. It was redford s seventh collaboration with director sydney pollack. Havana the seventh teaming of robert redford and director sydney pollack, and the first since 1985s best picture oscar winner out of africa, opens late in 1958 with gambler jack weil redford. While an increasingly rare onscreen presence in subsequent years, he remained a powerful motionpicture industry force as an. Aug 21, 2014 hurricane country havanasoundtrack version licensed to youtube by. Nov 01, 20 tribute for beautiful movie havana from 1990 with the great robert redford and wonderful swedish actress lena olin. Umpg publishing, latinautor, bmi broadcast music inc. Apolitical jack doesnt usually take sides, but after bobby and her husband, arturo. Havana robert redfords blue camp shirt and cadillac bamf.
All robert redford movies ranked havana is a very underrated film notwithstanding the fact it is largely a remake of casablanca. He became one of hollywoods most popular and bankable stars after he starred with paul newman in the enormously popular comic western butch cassidy and the sundance kid 1969. Havana by rita kempley washington post staff writer december 12, 1990. As the actor and oscarwinning director reveals his plans for retirement, we rank his 10 best performances in front of the camera. Dec 12, 1990 havana brings together jack weil robert redford, an inveterate gambler ready to test himself by taking the chance of a lifetime, and bobby duran lena olin, a much younger, more mundane. Highrolling poker player jack weil redford is trying to make on big score in 1958 havana, a pleasureseekers paradise on the verge of revolution.
All robert redford movies ranked robert redford, lena olin, alan arkin, tomas milian. Havana is a 1990 american drama film starring robert redford, lena olin, alan arkin and raul julia, directed by sydney pollack with music by dave grusin. Daniel davis, lena olin, raul julia, robert redford, tomas milian genre. He is of english, scottish, cornish, and irish ancestry. Official video content provided by universal studios home entertainment or one of its authorized agents. Mar 05, 2015 introductory of gar 1990 ii gar 1990 mcq ii gar 1990 mcpq ii first chapter of gar 1990 ii gar mcq ii government accounting rules 1990 ii government accounting rules 1990 mcq ii gar01.
Highrolling poker player jack weil redford is trying to make on big score in 1958 havana, a pleasureseekers paradise on the verge of. Nevertheless, robert redford was and is a wonderful actor, and has produced many indelible film characterizations for over 50 years. Robert s mother died in 1955, the year after he graduated from high school. Robert redford and lena olin on the set of havana 1990, about a professional gambler in cuba on the eve of the revolution. The films plot concerns jack weil redford, an american professional gambler who decides to visit havana, cuba to gamble in 1958 on the eve of the cuban revolution. Havana is without any doubt robert redford s best film considering his somewhat limited acting range. Roberts mother died in 1955, the year after he graduated from high school.
Robert redford, lena olin, alan arkin, raul julia en tomas milian. I have always thought that the acting was great, and the settings were beautiful dominican republic was used to serve as the setting for havana, the classic cars in the movie were shipped in from the us. In the time just preceding castros takeover of cuba, an american. Havana tribute robert redford and lena olin youtube. The following list is the filmography of actor, writer, director and producer, robert redford. Bigstakes american gambler jack weil robert redford is comfortable in the anythinggoes havana of 1958. The rebel activity provides a nervous backdrop to the events of the story, which focus on redford s pro gambler, and lena olin, wife of a supporter of the revolution. Navy veteran santa clara, cuba, december 1958 film. Rent havana 1990 starring robert redford and lena olin on dvd and bluray. Hurricane country havanasoundtrack version licensed to youtube by. Havana brings together jack weil robert redford, an inveterate gambler ready to test himself by taking the chance of a lifetime, and bobby duran lena olin, a. Havana is a little like casablanca with one major exception.
This is the same pollack redford pairing who made out of africa. Instead its robert redfords bay of pigs a great, groaning golly moses of a fiasco. Born august 18th, 1937, the rugged, dashingly handsome robert redford was among the biggest movie stars of the 1970s. Havana is set in the week around new year 1958, leading up to the successful communist takeover. Havana has been transferred to disc in letterboxed format at the original widescreen aspect ratio of 1. While an increasingly rare onscreen presence in subsequent years, he remained. He became one of hollywoods most popular and bankable stars after he starred with paul newman in the enormously popular comic. The rebel activity provides a nervous backdrop to the events of the story, which focus on redfords pro gambler, and lena olin, wife of a supporter of the revolution.
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