A gambler who trusted no one. A woman who risked everything. And a passion that brought them together in the most dangerous city in the world.
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Cast
- Robert Redford
- Lena Olin
- Alan Arkin
- Tomas Milian
- Daniel Davis
- Tony Plana
- Betsy Brantley
- Lise Cutter
- Richard Farnsworth
- Mark Rydell
- Vasek Simek
- Fred Asparagus
- Richard Portnow
- Dion Anderson
- Carmine Caridi
- James Medina
- Joe Lala
- Salvador Levy
- Bernie Pollack
- Owen Roizman
- Victor Rivers
- Alex Ganster
- René Monclova
- Miguel Ángel Suárez
- Segundo Tarrau
- Félix Germán
- Giovanna Bonnelly
- David Jose Rodriguez
- Franklin Rodríguez
- Hugh Kelly
- Karen Russell
- David Gibson
- Adriano González
- Raúl Rosado
- Mildred I. Ventura
- Pepito Guerra
- Anthony Bayarri
- Alfredo Vorshirm
- Bonita Marco
- Sharon Velez
- Darlene Wynn
- Miguel Bucarelly
- Carlos Miranda
- Enrique Chao
- Daniel Vasquez
- Carmen De Franco
- Tera Hendrickson
- Victor Checo
- Dennis Farina
- Raul Julia
Plots
In 1950s Cuba, a professional gambler falls for a woman heavily involved in the revolution movement.
Cuba, December 1958: The professional gambler Jack visits Havana to organize a big Poker game. On the ship he meets Roberta and falls in love with her. Shortly after they arrive in Cuba, Roberta and her Cuban husband, the revolutionary Arturo, are arrested and tortured. Arturo is reported "shot while trying to escape," but Jack manages to get Roberta free again. He can't, however, keep her from continuing to support the revolution. Jack has to make a choice between the beautiful woman who keeps putting herself in harms way and the biggest poker game of his life; between the man he could be and the man he is.