Summary Both Spanish soldiers and Cuban peasants recall the bloody attack by machete-slicing Cubans in the late 19th century. The officers discuss the attack and the implications their defeat will have as they dread the review from Madrid. Soon Cuba would break away from Spain, largely with the help of William Randolph Hearst who helped to facilitate the Spanish-American War. The film also goes over the history, use and care of the machete, which came out of the sugar cane fields to become a deadly weapon of hand-to-hand combat. View more details
Directed : Manuel Octavio Gómez
Written : Alfredo L. Del Cueto Julio García Espinosa Manuel Octavio Gómez
Stars : Eslinda Núñez Adolfo Llauradó Idalia Anreus José Rodríguez
Genres : Drama
Release date : Dec 31, 1970
Countries of origin : Cuba
Language : Spanish
Production companies : Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC)
Summary Both Spanish soldiers and Cuban peasants recall the bloody attack by machete-slicing Cubans in the late 19th century. The officers discuss the attack and the implications their defeat will have as they dread the review from Madrid. Soon Cuba would break away from Spain, largely with the help of William Randolph Hearst who helped to facilitate the Spanish-American War. The film also goes over the history, use and care of the machete, which came out of the sugar cane fields to become a deadly weapon of hand-to-hand combat. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Dec 31, 1970
Countries of origin : Cuba
Language : Spanish
Production companies : Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC)
