Havana
1990 · Movie · R · 144 min · ★ 5.8 · 33% critics
During the Cuban revolution, a high-stakes gambler arrives in Havana to win big at poker and gets pulled into the dangerous, fast-changing world around him. He meets and falls in love with a woman whose loyalty to the revolutionary cause puts their future at risk.
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Details
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-12-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Critic score
- 33/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (163 votes)
About
You’ll probably like Havana if you enjoy classic, starry romantic drama with revolutionary-era tension and gambler stakes; Not for you if you want a tense political thriller or an emotionally effortless love story—try watching Incognito or Chinese Box instead.
Pros: tense Havana setting; passionate romance; strong cast performances | Cons: uneven love chemistry; pacing feels shallow; glossy look doesn’t fit
Themes
- cuba
- cuban revolution
- gambler
- havana, cuba
- 1950s
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1991 · nominated
Cast & crew
Robert Redford
as Jack Weil
Lena Olin
as Bobby Duran
Alan Arkin
as Joe Volpi
Tomas Milian
as Menocal
Daniel Davis
as Marion Chigwell
Tony Plana
as Julio Ramos
Betsy Brantley
as Diane
Lise Cutter
as Patty
Richard Farnsworth
as Professor
Mark Rydell
as Meyer Lansky
Directed by Sydney Pollack