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Guest from the Island of Freedom(1963)
Status: Released
Date: 1963-06-04
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A documentary about Fidel Castro's visit to the USSR from April 28 to June 3, 1963 and how the Cuban leader traveled throughout the Soviet Union for 40 days, from Severodvinsk to Khiva in Uzbekistan.
Languages: Russian.
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Soviet Union
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Central Studio of Documentary Films
Movie: Guest from the Island of Freedom
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A documentary about Fidel Castro's visit to the USSR from April 28 to June 3, 1963 and how the Cuban leader traveled throughout the Soviet Union for 40 days, from Severodvinsk to Khiva in Uzbekistan.
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1963-06-04
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