The Cuba Libre Story Of Soviets and Saviors (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 46 min | Documentary, History

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The Cuba Libre Story

Of Soviets and Saviors (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV Episode | 46 min | Documentary, History

Cuba and the Soviet Union become allies, and Soviet nuclear missiles are set up on the island. When the US finds out, the world is at the brink of nuclear war.

Directors

Emmanuel Amara | Kai Christiansen | Florian Dedio

Writers

Emmanuel Amara | Kai Christiansen | Florian Dedio

Producers

Gunnar Dedio | Louis-David Delahaye | Igor Prokopenko | Gregory Schnebelen

Cinematographers

Emeric Nicolas | Jens T. Wagner

Editors

Hans Ole Eicker (co-editor) (as Ole Eicker) | Stefan Leuschel | Ursula Pürrer | Jan-Timo Sonnemann | Markus Thüne

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Updated Mar 11, 2016

Release date

Dec 8, 2016 (United States)

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33 cast members

Name	Known for
Ken Eaken Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Sundown (2008)
Dariel Alarcón Ramirez Self - author of 'Memorias de un soldado cubano' Self - author of 'Memorias de un soldado cubano' See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Ahmed Ben Bella Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Empreintes (2007)
Fidel Castro Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Araaayyyyy!!! (1986)
Raúl Castro Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	La guerra necesaria (1980)
Jean-Pierre Clerc Self - historian, author of 'Fidel Castro, une vie' Self - historian, author of 'Fidel Castro, une vie' See fewer	Ciné regards (1978)
Víctor Emilio Dreke Cruz Self - former commander, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias Self - former commander, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Jean Daniel Self - journalist Self - journalist See fewer	Bains de minuit (1987)
Jean Daniel Self - French Journalist Self - French Journalist See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Eric Dezenhall Self - author Self - author See fewer	The Devil Himself
Makhmut Gareev Self - former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR Self - former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR See fewer	Takoy soldat nepobedim (Ucheniya 'Zapad-81') (1981)
Ernesto 'Che' Guevara Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
Bert Hoffmann Self - historian, German Institute of Global and Area Studies Self - historian, German Institute of Global and Area Studies See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Spartamerika
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Nikita Khrushchev Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	This Hour Has Seven Days (1964)
Egon Krenz Self - last communist leader of East Germany Self - last communist leader of East Germany See fewer	Strictly Propaganda (1992)
Igor Kurinnoy Self - former Soviet Lieutenant general Self - former Soviet Lieutenant general See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Brian Latell Self - author of 'Castro's Secrets: The CIA and Cuba's Intelligence Machine' Self - author of 'Castro's Secrets: The CIA and Cuba's Intelligence Machine' See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Nikolai Leonov Self - former KGB officer Self - former KGB officer See fewer	The Cold War and Beyond (2002)
Marita Lorenz Self Self See fewer	Dear Fidel (2001)
Jorge Masetti Self - former Cuban intelligence officer Self - former Cuban intelligence officer See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
J.A. Rodríguez Menier Self - former Cuban intelligence officer Self - former Cuban intelligence officer See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Anastas Mikoyan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Guest from the Island of Freedom (1963)
Antonio Néstor Álvarez Pitaluga Self - historian, Universidad de La Habana Self - historian, Universidad de La Habana See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Félix Rodríguez Self - former Central Intelligence Agency officer Self - former Central Intelligence Agency officer See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Gus Russo Self - author of 'Live by the Sword: The Secret War Against Castro and the Death of JFK' Self - author of 'Live by the Sword: The Secret War Against Castro and the Death of JFK' See fewer	JFK (1991)
Peter B. Schumann Self - journalist and author Self - journalist and author See fewer	Osvaldo Bayer: La livertá (2014)
Chris Simmons Self - former senior analyst, Defense Intelligence Agency Self - former senior analyst, Defense Intelligence Agency See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Jaime Suchlicki Self - historian and educator, University of Miami Self - historian and educator, University of Miami See fewer	Mine Field (1986)
Juan Suárez-Rivas Self - Cuban exile Self - Cuban exile See fewer	The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Harry Villegas Self - Cuban guerrilla in the 1950s Self - Cuban guerrilla in the 1950s See fewer	Tania - La Guerrillera (1991)
Harris Wofford Self Self See fewer	Freedom Riders (2010)