Secrets of War Cold War: Cuba's Communist Revolution (Season 1, Episode 61)
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TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

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Secrets of War

Cold War: Cuba's Communist Revolution (Season 1, Episode 61)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

From CIA assassination attempts foiled by Cuban Intelligence agents to Castro's secret pacts with the Soviets and his survival after the Cold War, a look at one of the most enduring revolutionaries of the twentieth century.

Writer

J.V. Martin (written by)

Producer

J.V. Martin

Composer

Ramón Balcázar

Editor

John Bininger

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Updated Feb 20, 1999

Release date

Feb 20, 1999 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Charlton Heston Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Ben-Hur (1959)
Wayne Smith Self - Director of Cuban Affairs, Department of State, 1977-1979 Self - Director of Cuban Affairs, Department of State, 1977-1979 See fewer	RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy (2007)
Robert McNamara Self - U.S. Secretery of Defence, 1961-1968 Self - U.S. Secretery of Defence, 1961-1968 See fewer	The Fog of War (2003)
Tim Naftali Self - Author 'One Hell of a Gamble' (as Dr. Timothy Naftali) Self - Author 'One Hell of a Gamble' (as Dr. Timothy Naftali) See fewer	Designated Survivor (2016)
William Leogrande Self - Co-Author 'The Cuba Reader' (as Dr. William LeoGrande) Self - Co-Author 'The Cuba Reader' (as Dr. William LeoGrande) See fewer	PBS NewsHour (1975)
Peter Kornbluh Self - Author 'Bay of Pigs Declassified' Self - Author 'Bay of Pigs Declassified' See fewer	My Dearest Fidel
Philip Brenner Self - Author 'From Confrontation to Negotation' Self - Author 'From Confrontation to Negotation' See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
Domingo Amuchastegui Self - Former Chief Analyst - DGI Cuban Intelligence Directorate Self - Former Chief Analyst - DGI Cuban Intelligence Directorate See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
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