Daniela – a single mother, whose boyfriend left for the US – believes wholeheartedly in Cuba's revolutionary new order. Meanwhile, in Florida, a plot is afoot. Under the command of an American officer, four Cubans ex-patriots and a Guatemalan land on the Cuban coast to prepare a US invasion of the island. Daniela's superior, the corrupt Cuban officer Palomino, is secretly helping the invaders and the young woman becomes entangled in the intrigue.
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Cast
24 people
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Quintana
Known for
Eastern Promises
The Thirteenth Floor
Aurora Depestre
Daniela
No other roles listed
Miguel Benavides
Peña
Also in
The Other Francisco
The Man from Maisinicu
Fred Delmare
Esteban
Also in
In All Friendship
Zur See
Wilfried Ortmann
Rodriguez (voice)
Also in
Ware für Katalonien
Mit List und Krücke
Carlos López Moctezuma
Ravelo
Known for
Night of the Bloody Apes
Viva Maria!
Gerry Wolff
Figueras
Also in
Spuk im Hochhaus
Naked Among Wolves
Hannjo Hasse
Barro (voice)
Also in
The Gleiwitz Case
Trail of the Falcon
Günther Simon
Palomino
Known for
The Silent Star
Günter Ott
Also in
The Brave Truant
The Secret Of The Seventeen
Roberto Blanco
Miguel
Also in
El hijo del barrio
Don Quijote del Altillo
Reimar Johannes Baur
Miguel (voice)
Also in
Everyone Dies Alone
Jacob the Liar
Kurt Maetzig Director · Wolfgang Schreyer Screenplay Günter Haubold Cinematographer
United States release March 19, 1964 · Produced in Cuba, XG, Germany · Languages German, Spanish
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ICAIC
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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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DEFA
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Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos
Production
Cuba · XG · Germany
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Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Spanish
Release dates
United States · March 19, 1964
Theatrical
Germany · March 27, 1964
Theatrical
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