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Our Man in Havana

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1960 | 111 min | Comedy, Thriller

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Critics loved it (95% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Light and funny, tense.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 51 min.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1960: an older pace and style.
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

Jim Wormold is an expatriate Englishman living in pre-revolutionary Havana with his teenage daughter Milly. He owns a vacuum cleaner shop but isn’t very successful so he accepts an offer from Hawthorne of the British Secret Service to recruit a network of agents in Cuba.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    95% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.7 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 43K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Carol Reed

  • Alec GuinnessJim Wormold
  • Burl IvesDr. Hasselbacher
  • Maureen O'HaraBeatrice Severn
  • Ernie KovacsCaptain Segura
  • Noël CowardHawthorne
  • Ralph RichardsonC
  • Jo MorrowMilly Wormold
  • Grégoire AslanCifuentes
  • Paul RogersHubert Carter
  • Raymond HuntleyGeneral