Notre agent à La Havane (1959)
Our Man in Havana (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 43min
- Comedy, Crime
- 19 Feb 1960 (West Germany)
- Movie
Jim Wormold, who is a vacuum cleaner salesman, participates as an agent in the British Secret Service. But he soon realizes that his plans by lying are going to get him into trouble.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Alec Guinness | ... |
Jim Wormold
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| Burl Ives | ... |
Dr. Hasselbacher
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| Maureen O'Hara | ... |
Beatrice Severn
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| Ernie Kovacs | ... |
Capt. Segura
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| Noël Coward | ... |
Hawthorne
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| Ralph Richardson | ... |
'C'
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| Jo Morrow | ... |
Milly Wormold
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| Grégoire Aslan | ... |
Cifuentes
(as Gregoire Aslan)
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| Paul Rogers | ... |
Hubert Carter
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| Raymond Huntley | ... |
General
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| Ferdy Mayne | ... |
Prof. Sanchez
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Maurice Denham | ... |
Admiral
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Joseph G. Prieto | ... |
Lopez
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| Duncan Macrae | ... |
MacDougal
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Gerik Schjelderup | ... |
Svenson
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Hugh Manning | ... |
Officer
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| Karel Stepanek | ... |
Dr. Braun
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| Maxine Audley | ... |
Teresa
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Elisabeth Welch | ... |
Woman
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Yvonne Buckingham | ... |
Woman
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Enrique Almirante | ... |
Man at the Film Introduction (uncredited)
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| Timothy Bateson | ... |
Rudy (uncredited)
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René de la Cruz | ... |
Man Beaten by Police (uncredited)
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Reginald Holder | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Madeleine Kasket | ... |
Black-haired girl (uncredited)
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Juba Kennerley | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Shan Lawrence | ... |
Native Canadian Girl (uncredited)
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| John Le Mesurier | ... |
Louis - Waiter (uncredited)
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Aileen Lewis | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Anne Padwick | ... |
Dark-haired woman (uncredited)
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Bob Raymond | ... |
Barman (uncredited)
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| Rachel Roberts | ... |
Prostitute (uncredited)
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John Tatum | ... |
Luncheon Guest (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Carol Reed | ||
Written by
| Graham Greene | ... | (novel and screenplay) |
Produced by
| Raymond Anzarut | ... | associate producer |
| Carol Reed | ... | producer |
Music by
| Frank Deniz | ... | (uncredited) |
| Laurence Deniz | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Oswald Morris | ... | (photographed by) |
Film Editing by
| Bert Bates | ||
Art Direction by
| John Box | ||
Costume Design by
| Phyllis Dalton | ||
Makeup Department
| Gordon Bond | ... | hairdresser |
| Harry Frampton | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| James H. Ware | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Gerry O'Hara | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Syd Cain | ... | assistant art director |
| Chuck Ferrigno | ... | props (uncredited) |
| John Graysmark | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| John Cox | ... | sound supervisor |
| Red Law | ... | sound recordist |
| Teddy Mason | ... | sound editor (as Ted Mason) |
| John W. Mitchell | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Denys N. Coop | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Betty Adamson | ... | wardrobe |
| Arthur Newman | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Frank Deniz | ... | music played by (as The Hermanos Deniz Cuban Rhythm Band) |
| Laurence Deniz | ... | music played by (as The Hermanos Deniz Cuban Rhythm Band) |
Other crew
| Maggie Unsworth | ... | continuity (as Margaret Shipway) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1959) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (1960) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film (1960) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film-Verleih (1960) (Germany) (theatrical)
- R&B Video (2005) (United States) (VHS)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- MTI Film (restoration services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Jim Wormold is an expatriate Englishman living in pre-revolutionary Havana with his teenage daughter Milly. He owns a vacuum cleaner shop but isn't very successful so he accepts an offer from Hawthorne of the British Secret Service to recruit a network of agents in Cuba. Wormold hasn't got a clue where to start but when his friend Dr. Hasselbacher suggests that the best secrets are known to no one, he decides to manufacture a list of agents and provides fictional tales for the benefit of his masters in London. He is soon seen as the best agent in the Western Hemisphere but it all begins to unravel when the local police decode his cables and start rounding up his "network" and he learns that he is the target of a group out to kill him. Written by garykmcd |
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| Taglines | A murderously funny story, magnificently cast....marvelously made ! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Fidel Castro's government gave permission for this film, which presents the fallen regime of Fulgencio Batista in an unflattering light and also condemns American and British meddling, to shoot on location in Havana, only months after the revolution. It was completed during the brief period in 1959 before Cuba had aligned itself with the Soviet Union. See more » |
| Goofs | At the end of the film,the aerial footage of the Tower of London has been flipped, resulting in Tower Bridge being on the West of the Tower of London and all traffic driving on the right. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Sir Alec Guinness (1985). See more » |
| Soundtracks | LA BELLA CUBANA See more » |
| Quotes |
Jim Wormold:
Everything's legal in Havana. See more » |
