638 Ways to Kill Castro

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Movie
Original title 638 Ways to Kill Castro
Country of production Great Britain
original language English , Spanish
Publishing year 2006
length 78 minutes
Rod
Director Dollan Cannell
production Kari Lia
music Samuel Sim
camera Petra Count
Michael Timney
cut Oliver Huddleston
occupation

638 Ways to Kill Castro is a documentary by the British director Dollan Cannell , which is devoted to the numerous assassinations of the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro . The film, produced on behalf of Channel 4 by the production company Silver River, was first shown on British television on November 28, 2006 . A version of the film with additional material compared to the TV version will be distributed on DVD.

content

The film documents some of the various methods that range from exploding cigars and lethal syringes to poison gas and is based on the experience report Executive Action: 634 Ways to Kill Castro by former Cuban secret service director Fabián Escalante, who is also in the film , published in parallel to the film occurs. For the film, the director interviewed numerous contemporary witnesses and experts, most of whom lived in the USA, as well as unsuccessful assassins, including Orlando Bosch and Luis Posada Carriles . The film also contains extensive material on Antonio Veciana , a Cuban exile who was involved in three attacks on Castro.

Reviews

The US website Rotten Tomatoes lists 3 reviews, the film is characterized as fascinating and entertaining. The British newspaper The Guardian awards 3 out of 5 stars and calls the film entertaining and informative.

Controversy over statements by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

One of the filmmakers' interviewees was the Cuban-born US Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen , who advocates a tough anti-Castro policy among the most prominent representatives of the Cuban exiled community in South Florida. In the interview she said: "I would appreciate it if someone kills Fidel Castro or any other leader who oppresses the people." After the producers published this statement on the film's website in autumn 2006, several media picked up the quote, as it raised the question of whether the influential MP supported murder as a foreign policy tool. Ros-Lehtinen was running for chairmanship of the Congress Committee on Foreign Policy, which she took over in early 2007. She initially reacted to the media reports by claiming that the filmmakers had taken their statements out of context and falsified them. After the producers attacked in this way published a complete copy of the 45-minute interview, made the original recordings available to interested media representatives and thus refuted the Republican politician's portrayal , Ros-Lehtinen withdrew her allegation of manipulation and admitted the controversial statement.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Duncan Campbell: 638 ways to kill Castro , in: The Guardian of August 3, 2006, accessed on August 6, 2012 (English)
  2. ↑ 638 Ways to Kill Castro - Movie Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 13, 2018 .
  3. ↑ DVD and Video Reviews. 638 Ways to Kill Castro. The Guardian, March 23, 2007
  4. ↑ Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Member of Congress ... , interview excerpt on YouTube, accessed on August 6, 2012 (English)
  5. ↑ Congresswoman Denies Urging Killing of Castro , in: New York Times, December 12, 2006, accessed August 6, 2012
  6. ↑ Rui Ferreira: Ros-Lehtinen admits kill-Castro remark , in: Miami Herald of December 22, 2006, accessed (via Free Republic ) on August 6, 2012 (English)