Like the third man which was also directed by carol reed and based on a story by graham greene, our man in havana was an entertainment picture, consisting of greenes familiar casserole of sly wit, intricately plotted melodrama and social squalorall of it lightly topped with a sprinkling of holy water. Our man in havana 2002 stream and watch online moviefone. With alec guinness, maureen ohara, burl ives, ernie kovacs. A movie of our man in havana was released in 1959, directed by carol reed and starring alec guinness. From kovacs corner on carol reeds 1960 adaptation of graham greenes satiric cold war novel greene also wrote the. Its a pleasure to read, and parts of it are just hilarious. There are many countries in our blood, arent there, but only one person. Our man in havana quotes by graham greene goodreads. Released july 26th, 2002, our man in havana stars alec guinness, burl ives, maureen ohara, ernie kovacs the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Our man in havana carol reed, 111, 1959 our man in havana is a 1959 british film shot in cinemascope, directed and produced by carol reed and starring alec guinness, burl ives, maureen ohara, ralph richardson, noel coward and ernie kovacs. If you have ever wondered how to turn your vacuum cleaner into a satirical film noir, then this movie is for you. Our man in havana was shot in cuba 2 months after fidel castro came to power but the story is set in pre revolutionary times. Graham greenes classic cuban spy story, now with a new package and a new introduction first published in 1959, our man in havana is an espionage thriller, a penetrating character study, and a political satire that still resonates to this day.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing our man in havana the detective near you. For those who regard alec guinness as the niftiest little con man on the screen, we will guarantee our man in havana to be a source of immeasurable fun. Alec guinness stars as jim wormold, a vacuum cleaner salesman based in the corrupt havana of the batista era and the. Greenes work has also formed the basis for an opera. But he soon realizes that his plans by lying are going to get him into trouble. Shot on location, its noir in the tropics with a strong rip current of dark humor. The film is faithful to the novel, making only minor changes and adding some broader comic moments. The twilight time bluray of our man in havana is an extremely welcome hd scan of this oneofakind picture. British field agent beatrice severn maureen ohara takes a letter from the new british asset wormold alec guinness in our man in havana, 1955, from graham greenes novel and screenplay view the tcmdb entry for our man in havana 1960. The book predates the cuban missile crisis, but certain aspects of the plot, notably the role of missile installations, appear to anticipate the events of 1962. Our man in havana was shot in cuba 2 months after fidel castro came to power but the story. Our man in havana 1959 was adapted by graham greene from his own novel. Scripted, like the third man 1949, by graham greene from his own novel, our man in havana keenly satirizes the british espionage system, awash in absurd bureaucracy and even more absurd code names, as alec guinness evocatively named havana vacuum cleaner salesman wormold is enlisted by noel cowards hysterically obvious spook to go undercover. Our man in havana also has german, italian and spanish dubbed audio options along with subtitles in these and several further languages greek, portuguese, dutch, hungarian.
His most famous screenplay was the third man, which he cowrote with director carol reed. The film is adapted from the 1958 novel our man in havana by graham greene. A murderously funny story, magnificently castmarvelously made is a light hearted and satirical tale of political espionage and intrigue in precastro cuba. For the full audiobook and more information, click here. Rent our man in havana 1959 starring alec guinness and burl ives on dvd and bluray. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing our man in havana near you. Having just experienced the cheek to jowl feeling of an airports rat maze in havana last month, see above, i can somewhat commiserate with the hordes of americans crammed into close quarters at of our nations airports this weekend trying to get home from overseas before everything. British field agent beatrice severn maureen ohara takes a letter from the new british asset wormold alec guinness in our man in havana, 1955, from graham greenes novel and screenplay. Our man in havana 1958 is a novel set in cuba by the british author graham greene. Graham greene wrote this witty comedy inspired by cold war paranoia.
During the war he worked for the british secret service in sierra leone. Our man in havana is a highly entertaining spy spoof directed by carol reed, based on the novel by graham greeme, set and filmed in 1950s havana. Jim wormold, who is a vacuum cleaner salesman, participates as an agent in the british secret service. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Welcome to my youtube channel where ill be uploading all my latest music videos, styling tips, travel diaries, dance rehearsal footage, and behind. O nosso agente em havana o nosso homem em havana omul nostru in havana our. Our man in havana 1959 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Ernie kovacs trailer for our man in havana youtube.
Our man in havana is a 1959 british spy comedy film shot in cinemascope, directed and produced by carol reed and starring alec guinness, burl ives, maureen ohara, ralph richardson, noel coward and ernie kovacs. This is the trailer for the amusing thriller our man in havana. Our man in havana by graham greene, paperback barnes. Still i dont need a movie to know the future to satisfy me, just entertain and amuse me in the present which is what our man in havana did impeccably well by dancing with carol reeds bag of tricks from his most famous thriller and then allowing alec guinness to provide a. Watch our man in havana starring alec guinness in this comedy on directv. Set in cuba before the communist revolution, the book is a comical spy story about a british vacuumcleaner salesmans misadventures in the british secret intelligence service. Kovacs was of hungarian background but looks cuban as capt segura. Siskoid our man in havana is one of those witty comedies of yesteryear, filmed in cuba barely three months before castros revolution a title card has to clarify the point, since it came out after starring alex guiness as a vacuum salesman who gets roped into spying for the british government and makes a. Our man in havana 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Recently, new film adaptations have been made of greenes novels the end of the affair and the quiet american. Alec guinness, burl ives, maureen ohara in our man in havana.
Our man in havana was very loosely remade in 2001 as the pierce brosnan movie the tailor of panama. Our man in havana contains a brief reference to nottwich, the thinly disguised setting of the early thriller a gun for hire, and greene took instruction in the catholic faith in the cathedral. Jim wormald alec guiness is an englishman selling vacuum cleaners in cuba on the cusp of the revolution. Watch our man in havana online stream full movie directv.
Film notes our man in havanna university at albany. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. British novelist and screenwriter graham greene and director carol reed, who brought you harry lime, the third man 1949, team up again for our man in havana 1959. This study guide consists of approximately 43 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of our man in havana. The film takes the action of the novel and gives it a more comedic touch. Our man in havana quotes showing of 41 i dont care a damn about men who are loyal to the people who pay them, to organizations. Apr 21, 2001 le carres equivalents of jim wormold, the vacuumcleaner salesman, and hawthorne, the very establishment mi6 agent the characters played by alec guinness and noel coward in our man in havana. Our man in havana project gutenberg selfpublishing. Rent our man in havana 1959 on dvd and bluray netflix. Our man in havana 1959 tropicana scene ernie kovacs. May 06, 2014 graham greene wrote this witty comedy inspired by cold war paranoia. Our man in havana teaser trailer for national tour 2017. The package notes call our man in havana a classic film noir, which only proves that for movie marketers, the noir moniker has now devolved into a meaningless catchall phrase. Oct 20, 2009 our man in havana contains a brief reference to nottwich, the thinly disguised setting of the early thriller a gun for hire, and greene took instruction in the catholic faith in the cathedral.