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|name = Cuba Crossing
|name = Cuba Crossing
|image = CubaCrossing.jpg
|image = CubaCrossing.jpg
|caption = [[VHS]] cover for 'Cuba Crossing'
|caption = [[VHS]] cover art
|director = [[Chuck Workman]]
|director = [[Chuck Workman]]
|producer = {{Plain list |
|producer = {{Plain list |
* Peter J. Barton {{small|{{Interlanguage link multi|Benno Bellenbaum|de}}}}
* Peter J. Barton
* Wolfgang Bellenbaum
* Dean Heyde
* Dean Heyde
* [[Jack White (music producer)|Jack White]]
* [[Jack White (music producer)|Jack White]]
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|writer = {{Plain list |
|writer = {{Plain list |
* Chuck Workman
* Chuck Workman
* Robin Swicord
* [[Robin Swicord]]
}}
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|story = {{Plain list |
|story = {{Plain list |
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|runtime = 92 minutes
|runtime = 92 minutes
|language = English
|language = English
|budget = $1.5 million<ref>Briefly Key West balks at Castro film
|budget =
The Globe and Mail 5 May 1980: P.15.</ref>
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'''''Cuba Crossing''''', also known as '''Assignment: Kill Castro''' and '''Kill Castro''',{{sfn|Weldon|1996|page=312}}{{sfn|Britton|2006|page=96}} is a 1980 [[action film]] directed by [[Chuck Workman]] and distributed by [[Troma Entertainment]]. The film features [[Stuart Whitman]],{{sfn|Maltin|2008|page=303}} [[Robert Vaughn]],{{sfn|Britton|2006|page=96}}{{sfn|Maltin|2008|page=303}} [[Woody Strode]],{{sfn|Maltin|2008|page=303}} [[Albert Salmi]],{{sfn|Maltin|2008|page=303}} and [[Michael V. Gazzo|Michael Gazzo]].{{sfn|Maltin|2008|page=303}}<ref name="Cuba Crossing">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/71984/Cuba-Crossing/full-credits.html|title=Cuba Crossing|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]] ([[Time Warner]])|location=[[Atlanta]]|accessdate=November 30, 2016}}</ref>
'''''Cuba Crossing''''', also known as ''Assignment: Kill Castro'', ''Kill Castro'', and ''Sweet Dirty Tony'',{{sfn|Weldon|1996|page=312}}{{sfn|Britton|2006|page=96}} is a 1980 German/American [[international co-production]] [[action film]] directed by [[Chuck Workman]] and distributed by [[Troma Entertainment]]. It was produced by [[Wolfgang Bellenbaum]] and [[Jack White (music producer)|Jack White]] and stars [[Stuart Whitman]],{{sfn|Maltin|2008|page=303}} [[Robert Vaughn]],{{sfn|Britton|2006|page=96}}{{sfn|Maltin|2008|page=303}} [[Woody Strode]],{{sfn|Maltin|2008|page=303}} [[Albert Salmi]],{{sfn|Maltin|2008|page=303}} [[Sybil Danning]], [[Michael V. Gazzo|Michael Gazzo]], and White's then wife Marie-Louise Gassen.{{sfn|Maltin|2008|page=303}}<ref name="Cuba Crossing">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/71984/Cuba-Crossing/full-credits.html|title=Cuba Crossing|work=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]] ([[Time Warner]])|location=[[Atlanta]]|accessdate=November 30, 2016}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Hud is an American who survived the [[Bay of Pigs Invasion]] and has sworn revenge against [[Fidel Castro]]. Many years later he gets his chance when he is engaged by Mr Rossellini who blames Castro for his losses when he and his gambling enterprises had to leave Cuba and the mysterious Mr. Bell who finances Hud for a mission to Cuba. Hud plans to bring a father and son pair of sharpshooters to kill Castro when he stays at a hotel on the [[Isla de la Juventud|Isla de Pinos]]. Through Rossellini, Hud hires bar owner and ship's captain Tony to bring his men ashore but the enterprise is fraught with betrayal.
Hud is an American who survived the [[Bay of Pigs Invasion]] and has sworn revenge against [[Fidel Castro]]. Many years later, he gets his chance when he is engaged by Mr Rossellini, who blames Castro for his losses when his gambling enterprises and he had to leave Cuba, and the mysterious Mr. Bell, who finances Hud for a mission to Cuba. Hud plans to bring a father-and-son pair of sharpshooters to kill Castro when he stays at a hotel on the [[Isla de la Juventud|Isla de Pinos]]. Through Rossellini, Hud hires bar owner and ship's captain Tony to bring his men ashore, but the enterprise is fraught with betrayal.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Edward Bell (actor)|Edward Bell]] as Michael
* [[Edward Bell (actor)|Edward Bell]] as Michael
* [[Raymond St. Jacques]] as Mr. Bell
* [[Raymond St. Jacques]] as Mr. Bell
* [[Sybil Danning|Sybil Daning]] as Veronica
* [[Sybil Danning]] as Veronica
* [[Caren Kaye]] as Tracy
* [[Caren Kaye]] as Tracy
* [[Monti Rock III|Monti Rock the III]] as Man at Bar
* [[Monti Rock III|Monti Rock the III]] as Man at Bar
* [[Bert Williams]] as 1st Marksman
* Bert Williams as 1st Marksman
* [[Sharon Thomas (actress)|Sharon Thomas]] as Fred
* [[Sharon Thomas (actress)|Sharon Thomas]] as Fred


==Production==
==Production==
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''Cuba Crossing'' was filmed in [[Key West, Florida]].{{sfn|Maltin|2008|page=303}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/90603|title=Cuba Crossing|work=Florida Memory|publisher=[[Blogger (service)|Blogger]]|location=[[Florida]]|accessdate=November 30, 2016}}</ref>
===Filming===
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''Cuba Crossing'' was filmed in [[Key West, Florida]].{{sfn|Maltin|2008|page=303}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/90603|title=Cuba Crossing|work={{noitalic|Florida Memory}}|publisher=[[Blogger (service)|Blogger]]|location=[[Florida]]|accessdate=November 30, 2016}}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
''Cuba Crossing'' was released February 23, 1980 in theatres in [[West Germany]]. The film was released on [[VHS]] on April 15, 1980. ''Cuba Crossing'' was released on [[DVD]] March 1, 2005, initially and recently on February 5. 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Cuba-Crossing-Stuart-Whitman/dp/B00022TI2C|title=Cuba Crossing|work={{noitalic|Miracle Pictures Studios}}|publisher=Miracle Pictures Studios Properties|location=[[Denver]]|accessdate=November 30, 2016|asin=B00022TI2C}}</ref>
''Cuba Crossing'' was released February 23, 1980 in theatres in [[West Germany]]. The film was released on [[VHS]] on April 15, 1980. ''Cuba Crossing'' was released on [[DVD]] March 1, 2005, initially and recently on February 5, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Cuba-Crossing-Stuart-Whitman/dp/B00022TI2C|title=Cuba Crossing|work=Miracle Pictures Studios|date=28 September 2004 |publisher=Miracle Pictures Studios Properties|location=[[Denver]]|accessdate=November 30, 2016|asin=B00022TI2C}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nhjsnWfFoiAC&pg=PA312&lpg=PA312&dq=Assignment:+Kill+Castro&source=bl&ots=rRdyXXcPTK&sig=CY1K-0_gTXCcvt6LnovBK5JIlYU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjyheTp8NHQAhXEJiYKHXR5Co0Q6AEITTAJ#v=onepage&q=Assignment%3A%20Kill%20Castro&f=false|title=The Psychotronic Video Guide To Film|first=Michael|last=Weldon|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press#Imprints|St. Martin's Griffin]]|edition=1st|location=[[New York City]]|year=1996|isbn=978-0312131494|page=312}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nhjsnWfFoiAC&q=Assignment%3A+Kill+Castro&pg=PA312|title=The Psychotronic Video Guide To Film|first=Michael|last=Weldon|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press#Imprints|St. Martin's Griffin]]|edition=1st|location=[[New York City]]|year=1996|isbn=978-0312131494|page=312}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2YzSFuZeZZkC&pg=PA151&lpg=PA151&dq=The+Venetian+Affair+(film)+is+based+on+a+novel+by+Helen+MacInnes.&source=bl&ots=vnuETa1bhe&sig=0wSqXmFvINExsaIvQNyjA4clHK4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjSx9zi77PQAhVG7SYKHYbVDCEQ6AEISzAI#v=onepage&q=The%20Venetian%20Affair%20(film)%20is%20based%20on%20a%20novel%20by%20Helen%20MacInnes.&f=false|title=Onscreen and Undercover: The Ultimate Book of Movie Espionage|first=Wesley Alan|last=Britton|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group#Imprints|Praeger Publishers]]|location=[[Santa Barbara, California]]|year=2006|isbn=978-0275992811|page=96}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2YzSFuZeZZkC&q=The+Venetian+Affair+%28film%29+is+based+on+a+novel+by+Helen+MacInnes.&pg=PA151|title=Onscreen and Undercover: The Ultimate Book of Movie Espionage|first=Wesley Alan|last=Britton|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group#Imprints|Praeger Publishers]]|location=[[Santa Barbara, California]]|year=2006|isbn=978-0275992811|page=96}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6EgPDierNGUC&pg=PA303&lpg=PA303&dq=was+Stuart+Whitman+in+the+1980+film+Cuba+Crossing&source=bl&ots=AlK8hVQpuA&sig=ICR9DOHOaoaPNbw5QVwNc9EEL_0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwigzr6CgtLQAhUKKiYKHbqmAKIQ6AEITDAJ#v=onepage&q=was%20Stuart%20Whitman%20in%20the%201980%20film%20Cuba%20Crossing&f=false|title=Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide|first=Leonard|last=Maltin|authorlink=Leonard Maltin|publisher=[[Plume (publisher)|Plume]]|location=[[New York City]]|year=2008|isbn=978-0452289789|page=303}}
* {{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780452289789|url-access=registration|quote=was Stuart Whitman in the 1980 film Cuba Crossing.|title=Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide|first=Leonard|last=Maltin|authorlink=Leonard Maltin|publisher=[[Plume (publisher)|Plume]]|location=[[New York City]]|year=2008|isbn=978-0452289789|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780452289789/page/303 303]}}


{{Refend}}
{{Refend}}
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[[Category:American political thriller films]]
[[Category:American political thriller films]]
[[Category:American independent films]]
[[Category:American independent films]]
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[[Category:American films]]
[[Category:West German films]]
[[Category:West German films]]
[[Category:Troma Entertainment films]]
[[Category:Troma Entertainment films]]
[[Category:1980s action thriller films]]
[[Category:1980 action thriller films]]
[[Category:Films set in Florida]]
[[Category:Films set in Florida]]
[[Category:Films shot in Florida]]
[[Category:Films shot in Florida]]
[[Category:Cold War films]]
[[Category:Films set in Cuba]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Robin Swicord]]
[[Category:English-language German films]]
[[Category:1980s English-language films]]
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[[Category:1980s American films]]
[[Category:English-language action thriller films]]

Latest revision as of 17:40, 21 September 2024

Cuba Crossing
VHS cover art
Directed byChuck Workman
Written by
Story by
  • Peter Barton
  • Robin Swicord
Produced by
  • Peter J. Barton
  • Wolfgang Bellenbaum
  • Dean Heyde
  • Jack White
Starring
CinematographyRobert Carras
Edited byJames Symons
Music byJack White
Distributed byTroma Entertainment
Release date
  • February 23, 1980 (1980-02-23)
Running time
92 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.5 million[1]

Cuba Crossing, also known as Assignment: Kill Castro, Kill Castro, and Sweet Dirty Tony,[2][3] is a 1980 German/American international co-production action film directed by Chuck Workman and distributed by Troma Entertainment. It was produced by Wolfgang Bellenbaum and Jack White and stars Stuart Whitman,[4] Robert Vaughn,[3][4] Woody Strode,[4] Albert Salmi,[4] Sybil Danning, Michael Gazzo, and White's then wife Marie-Louise Gassen.[4][5]

Plot

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Hud is an American who survived the Bay of Pigs Invasion and has sworn revenge against Fidel Castro. Many years later, he gets his chance when he is engaged by Mr Rossellini, who blames Castro for his losses when his gambling enterprises and he had to leave Cuba, and the mysterious Mr. Bell, who finances Hud for a mission to Cuba. Hud plans to bring a father-and-son pair of sharpshooters to kill Castro when he stays at a hotel on the Isla de Pinos. Through Rossellini, Hud hires bar owner and ship's captain Tony to bring his men ashore, but the enterprise is fraught with betrayal.

Cast

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Production

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Cuba Crossing was filmed in Key West, Florida.[4][6]

Release

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Cuba Crossing was released February 23, 1980 in theatres in West Germany. The film was released on VHS on April 15, 1980. Cuba Crossing was released on DVD March 1, 2005, initially and recently on February 5, 2016.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Briefly Key West balks at Castro film The Globe and Mail 5 May 1980: P.15.
  2. ^ Weldon 1996, p. 312.
  3. ^ a b Britton 2006, p. 96.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Maltin 2008, p. 303.
  5. ^ "Cuba Crossing". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  6. ^ "Cuba Crossing". Florida Memory. Florida: Blogger. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  7. ^ "Cuba Crossing". Miracle Pictures Studios. Denver: Miracle Pictures Studios Properties. 28 September 2004. ASIN B00022TI2C. Retrieved November 30, 2016.

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