Poster of [Opening speech for the retrospective “Cuban Documentary Film”] [excerpt]

[Opening speech for the retrospective “Cuban Documentary Film”] [excerpt]

Plot: In 1974, the GDR and the Leipzig festival celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution with the “Cuban Documentary Film” retrospective. Santiago Álvarez, vigorous propagandist of documentary film as an art of war against imperialist cinema entertainment, spoke at soporific length at the opening
Release Date: Tuesday, October 1 1974
50 years ago
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Portrait of Santiago ÁlvarezSantiago Álvarez
Santiago Álvarez was
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as 'Director'
Tue, Mar 18 1919 –
Wed, May 20 1998