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Cinematography
Havana glows like a dying star—sweat, neon, and colonial decay.
Acting
Lena Olin smolders; Redford does his reluctant-hero thing competently.
Production
Built 1950s Havana in Dominican Republic—cost $60M, bombed spectacularly.

Director
Sydney Pollack
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