Question 1

Why did Sean Connery call 'Cuba' a mistake?

Accepted Answer

Sir Sean Connery fell out with director Richard Lester during production and later said, 'I don't make many mistakes, but 'Cuba' was one of them.' They reportedly never spoke again.

Question 2

What did Steven Soderbergh find fascinating about 'Cuba'?

Accepted Answer

Steven Soderbergh said the film's refusal to be sentimental or easy, especially Brooke Adams' character who rejects the male lead's fantasy, makes it interesting despite its flaws.

Question 3

How did director Richard Lester describe 'Cuba'?

Accepted Answer

Richard Lester described 'Cuba' as 'A political film within which no one speaks about politics, and a love story, in which no one speaks about love.'

Question 4

Which Spanish locations stood in for Cuba in the film?

Accepted Answer

Executive producer Denis O'Dell said Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, and Seville were used to portray Cuba because those cities had hardly changed since the revolution.

Question 5

Who plays the character Maj. Robert Dapes in 'Cuba'?

Accepted Answer

Sean Connery plays Maj. Robert Dapes, a British mercenary who arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to train Batista's army and rekindles a romance with a former lover.

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