Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000

1971 · 58 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · DIR. Chris Marker

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Overview

Documentary about economic development in Cuba, particularly the effort to boost output of sugar cane. This film is made from a compilation of newsreel footage from the Cuban film institute and from Santiago Alvarez's film Despegue a las 18.00 (Departure 18:00).

Dialogue Timeline — 730 lines

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00:01:10 Present in these studios
00:02:34 Why ten millions?
00:04:02 No problems.
00:06:22 If we say that Cuba is going through hardships and problems,
00:10:50 an earthquake devastates a region in Peru.
00:12:35 The USA is enemy nr 1
00:14:54 What I don't mean is...
00:17:13 I would help him with anything he didn't know how to do.
00:22:03 In fact these machines do exist.
00:24:53 are not making things easier.
00:27:01 And the first outcomes seem encouraging.
00:29:30 To neglect this is to admit that this country
00:31:21 I'm just recounting my experience.
00:32:59 there were no real young trumpets.
00:37:54 No. If someone has to take on the blame, it's us.
00:40:04 But who cares about the enemy?
00:42:11 but in truth
00:44:05 It might be better
00:46:17 This is for us...
00:48:14 It's our question to the masses.
00:50:14 It's not a matter of mechanically accumulating overtime
00:52:17 It's the chance to make optimal use
00:54:06 the route of counterrevolution.
00:56:06 subs by Adua

Cast & Characters

Fidel Castro
Georges Kiejman
Édouard Luntz

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed730
Dialogue density12.6 lines / min
First line00:01:10
Final line00:56:06

Production Record

DirectorChris Marker
LanguageFrench

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