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If there ever was an odd couple, it might be Noel Coward and Ernie Kovacs, who appear together here, for their first (and only) time.
The cast of Our Man in Havana, beyond Sir Noel and Mr. Kovacs, reads like a dream cast for a normal filmmaker, but Carol Reed was generally able to get anyone he desired for his work, as Maureen O'Hara and Ralph Richardson join the fray.
To top that off, it's based upon the work of Graham Greene, the author, as opposed to the actor.
The film, which at it's most base level, concerns a vacuum cleaner salesman in Cuba, who is brought into the service of the British Secret Service.
Filmed on location in just-post Castro Cuba, it's a wonderfully witty tale set within a white-suited, highly humidified turf.
Speaking of steamy, it doesn't get much more-so than Jo Morrow seen in equestrian garb, normally worn by the horse.
All of that steam, along with gorgeous blacks and a myriad of other shades, are all captured in magnificent black & white, by the great Oswald Morris, who could also work with color film, as he did with Sir Carol in the magnificent Oliver!, and for other filmmakers for Moby Dick, Taming of the Shrew and The Guns of Navarone.
Columbia's work here is exemplary, supplying Twilight Time with a gorgeous master from which they could create their Blu-ray.
Image - 5
Audio - 5
4k Up-rez - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH
The cast of Our Man in Havana, beyond Sir Noel and Mr. Kovacs, reads like a dream cast for a normal filmmaker, but Carol Reed was generally able to get anyone he desired for his work, as Maureen O'Hara and Ralph Richardson join the fray.
To top that off, it's based upon the work of Graham Greene, the author, as opposed to the actor.
The film, which at it's most base level, concerns a vacuum cleaner salesman in Cuba, who is brought into the service of the British Secret Service.
Filmed on location in just-post Castro Cuba, it's a wonderfully witty tale set within a white-suited, highly humidified turf.
Speaking of steamy, it doesn't get much more-so than Jo Morrow seen in equestrian garb, normally worn by the horse.
All of that steam, along with gorgeous blacks and a myriad of other shades, are all captured in magnificent black & white, by the great Oswald Morris, who could also work with color film, as he did with Sir Carol in the magnificent Oliver!, and for other filmmakers for Moby Dick, Taming of the Shrew and The Guns of Navarone.
Columbia's work here is exemplary, supplying Twilight Time with a gorgeous master from which they could create their Blu-ray.
Image - 5
Audio - 5
4k Up-rez - 5
Pass / Fail - Pass
Highly Recommended
RAH