[Opening speech for the retrospective “Cuban Documentary Film”] [excerpt] (1974)

In 1974, the GDR and the Leipzig festival celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution with the “Cuban Documentary Film” retrospective. Santiago Álvarez, vigorous propagandist of documentary film as an art of war against imperialist cinema entertainment, spoke at soporific length at the opening.

Released Oct. 1, 1974 15 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Country: United States
Production Country: Germany
Languages: English