Preludio 11

Mar 19, 1964

1h 26m

★ 0.0

Overview

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.

Genres

War

Drama

Production Companies

ICAIC

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Preludio 11 Trailers

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Cast

Quintana

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Daniela

Aurora Depestre

Peña

Miguel Benavides

Esteban

Fred Delmare

Rodriguez (voice)

Wilfried Ortmann

Ravelo

Carlos López Moctezuma

Figueras

Gerry Wolff

Barro (voice)

Hannjo Hasse

Palomino

Günther Simon

Günter Ott

Miguel

Roberto Blanco

Miguel (voice)

Reimar Johannes Baur

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