Inside Communist Cuba - 1963 | Movietone Moment | 2 Dec 2016

On this day in 1961, the late Fidel Castro proclaimed himself a Marxist-Leninist, and announced that Cuba would adopt Communism. Take a look back at British Movietone's dramatic 1963 coverage of Moscow's 'captive state'.
Film shows Cuba where the drama goes on.
SCENES: Various shots of the "Shirley Lykes" taking on cargo. Bows dipping into water. Various shots of Cuba from sea and air. Various shots of "Shirley Lykes" from air. Various shots "Shirley Lykes" unloading her cargo. Shots of a Cuban High Street. Various shots of riots. CU of FIDEL CASTRO. Various shots of Castro's troops marching. MLS of children in school. Various shots of Sugar-cane fields with workers. Night shots of cinemas and night-life. Various shots of Communist guards. Shots of refugees on ship. Shots of Stars & Stripes flag.
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[@TheLegoryan]

You would believe Batista's Cuba was a paradise from this video!! Love the historical footage but oh boy that narration.

[@Mrbrbusby]

“This banner of hope” (*Certain exceptions may apply.)

[@Swagg494]

LMAOOOOOOO the narration is pure comedy

[@luislaplume8261]

Well spoken comrade like a true Communist.

[@Al3ixhoveutot]

It almost sounds like a parody lol

[@lonemaus562]

You guys mad that Cuba still a shithole and didn’t side with the usa.. losers stay 3rd world. Stop immigrating to better countries

[@sideshowbob]

@@Al3ixhoveutot I'm sure the writers for The Simpsons watched this when they were making that "Mr Burns seeks tax asylum in Cuba" episode.

[@MediaSubliminal]

"....then Castro came...." What a load of propaganda bullcrap

[@MediaSubliminal]

@@UCLAfilm01 bad troll is bad

[@lonemaus562]

Cuba is still a shithole.. that’s all the evidence I need to know you guys are stupid and picked the wrong side.. cope

[@2011tmh]

Inside Communist Cuba - 1963 | Movietone Moment | 2 Dec 2016

[@trasibleon]

Jesus Christ imperialist propaganda is strong with this one

[@patrickmccarron5059]

And what do people love most about Cuba today? Probably the 1950 American automobiles.

[@lonemaus562]

Cubans are tards that’s why they will start 3rd world.. never side with communists

[@sideshowbob]

Environmentalists / Nature enthusiasts love that the beaches are still Pristine & undisturbed due to the extreme lack of development / poverty. Every other nice beach in the Caribbean / Gulf of Mexico has been bulldozed, filled in, & replaced with giant resort / hotels filled with Chadbro's in fully reflectorized wraparound Oakley's swimming up to the pool bar for another Appletini.

[@patrickmccarron5059]

Cuba has the worst pollution. Pristine? It is a dirty and nasty place to live thanks to socialism. One of their oil tanks in their oil tank farms (confiscated from Shell by the Castro Regime) blew up earlier this year belching massive amounts of burned oil and pollution in the air. None of their refineries or electrical grids are maintained. Please stop with the B.S. Venezuela is even worst. Communist Venezuela has made the Gulf of Venezuela a cesspool. And not a peep from the Green Earth Leftist Fanatics. The worst pollution and destruction to Earth is done by communist socialist countries like Cuba, Slave Labor China, North Korea, Venezuela - rotting ghettos of poverty and destruction. Please stop with the lies.

[@josevelez5598]

Imperialism goes both ways.

[@lonemaus562]

Cuba picked the wrong side.. it’s a shithole now.. why pick the east when all their countries are dumps

[@cuber5003]

Well said

[@sideshowbob]

"Ahhhhh, the Americano's, they're not so Bad, they even named a street after me in San Francisco!" "It's full of WHAAAATTTTTT?!?!?!?!!!!!!"

[@theoutsider6033]

"So, the island isn't for sale? Well...Maybe you'll, at least, permite us to live in your socialist paradise?" 🤔🤔"You're talking about Cuba?"

[@sideshowbob]

@@theoutsider6033 "Give What Back?"

[@sebastianlambert8771]

Well, communist imperialism isn't so far from just imperialism...

[@emonarefin4878]

You Tube Channel : Arefin Badal's TV DRAMA : Valobasar Ghor Gerosti

[@boyherre]

Castro was not a communist in the first place but decided to co-operate with Russia because he was forced to this step by the US due to the embargo policy of the US. This was very short-sighted by the imperialistic US (CIA), as it was in Chile, Iran, Irak, Vietnam, Nicaragua, Afghanistan etc. There is no sign of intelligence in that - but Central Intellgence (Agency). This newsreel is a very typical propaganda clip of the time, mostly inspired by the US. Today we know the facts. BTW: Guantànamo still exists (on Cuba).

[@TruquiniTV]

Listen you ignorant ...castro was a murderer and a fascist dictator whom kill and betrayed the ppl in cuba and they have been under a nasty , cruel .and unnecessary dictatorship causing the most beautiful island in the whole Caribbean to be in ruins for mor than 60 years and human rights are the most remote respected values in the country along with extremely poor economy.education and medical services,that being the reasons for so many cuban wanting to leave their own country and leave their families , cultures ,memories and more just because 4 old ass f asshole that care 0 shit about who can or cant eat outside their home...when kids over 7 years old cant get milk just because ...and they cant even complain...and the ebargo u talked about and your stupid comment aint real...u know its not. Now this comes to subject because the entire family of whomever works for the comunist Elite lives well.while the 11 million of people are dying in misery and in need of a chage And i can tell you all this because i know the difference and also because im cuban... Thats all #doyourresearch

[@vide-yo3336]

@@TruquiniTV and you don't see the role played by the u.s in all of this. First of all the u.s considered cuba as a puppet state under its control and u.s businesses were thriving while cubans didn't profit that much from the wealth created in the island. Cubans were very unpleased by the situation back then, especially with the rise of batist as a cruel dictator tolerated by the u.s (his biggest ally). This whole situation led to the cuban revolution and the clear support of the majority of cubans for Fidel and his group. The u.s always intermingles with local politics and economies of other countries including the ones mentionned by Boy Herre. Don't be an easily brainwashed stupid imperialist or capitalist. This makes you not better than someone brainwashed by communist Propaganda and ideology.

[@TruquiniTV]

Yes he was a comunist.he said it himself.search it...he said" im a comunist, marxist and lenninist and he was going to be it till his last day alive. So..cuba is been run under a comunist govrrment... Even its goverment its called (PCC) CUBAN COMUNIST PARTY SO IDK WHAT ARE YOU BLA BLA ABOUT!!! DO YOU RESEARCH..AND THE ? IS: WHY 3M OF CUBANS RUN FROM WHERE THEY WERE BORNED? AND ,WHY THERES SO MUCH REPRESSION, LACK OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH NOT TO SAY NONE? WHY? IM CUBAN AND I KNOW I LIVED IT AND ITS HELL

[@user-bo8eq7ki5w]

@@TruquiniTV You bastard ! And earlier you fascists than you thought when the whole country was poor and starving ? When did American monopolies parasitize their land ? Then they were not sorry ? And as the people took power so crocodile tears rushed tears ! It's good that there were Soviet missiles, otherwise this country would have been wiped off the face of the earth!

[@Peter_Proudfoot]

Yes he was ya doofus. He announced it in a speech broadcast in the 60s. Jeez do some research...

[@jorgecabrera3541]

To the ladies and gentlemen who admire and love castros dictatorship we were a family that gave everything to leave the inprisoned homeland the house the furniture the car my grands fathers little grocery store we were left with a briefcase each the jewelry we had to give and that was 65 years one month and 19 days ago my parents are dead my grand parents my aunts uncles great aunts I still wait for my homeland to be free from communist oppression of the communist system 😢😢😢😢😢

[@yellowparenti123]

gusano

[@CHASU941]

"ES FÁCIL Y CÓMODO SER COMUNISTA EN UN PAÍS LIBRE, LO DIFÍCIL ES SER LIBRE EN UN PAÍS COMUNISTA"

[@luislaplume8261]

De verdad!

[@camilorincon2520]

5:30: Cubans fleeing to Mexico or some central american countries like Panamá, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala...

[@wellysoetiono5216]

Yeah you all the truest

[@tiktakvlog2721]

Castro Came and CUBA became poor rather poorest country so sad.

[@Sammyfarel]

As a guy from Cuba we were much more poorer under CIA dictatorship

[@lonemaus562]

Because you idiots kept revolting and welcomed communism .. look at other countries that sided with the usa like japan and Korea you guys are stupid and Cuba still a shithole..

[@ranojoymazumder2857]

Thanks for the misinformation

[@Araujo-xq7rr]

Now all equally poor

[@S.P.A.R.K.Y.]

It was a relief that Russia came to the aid a few months back and landed a cargo load of provisions, as was needed in urgency!

[@lonemaus562]

And look at Cuba now it’s a shithole ! Good job losers how did siding with communism go for you

[@sidsid5156]

This documentary is the real british-american propaganda...! Fidel Castro was a revolutionary hero of the world. "Tens of thousands of Cuban doctors have provided internationalist services in the most remote and inhospitable places. I once said that we could not and would never carry out preventive or surprise attacks against any dark corner of the world; but rather that our country could send needed doctors to the darkest corners of the world. Doctors, not bombs. Doctors, not smart weapons." ❤Fidel Castro❤

[@mauryanthony1961]

Maybe you'll see him in HELL/Torment.

[@warzoneclips5590]

What are you retarded

[@alidabuczynski4714]

You go live in Cuba and tell me how wonderful it is. He was a murdering pig and I hope he is rotting in hell.

[@NarutoCubaLibreAnticomunista]

Abajo el comunism0, comeping4.

[@lonemaus562]

Look at Cuba now 😂 it’s a dump and always will be because you idiots sided with the communists..you guys are stuck in the 1960s and u talk like you know what’s going on in the world.. shut your mouth

[@preludio423]

It is not wise to call it “Communist Cuba” because Cuba was never economically communist in anyway, just enacted socialist reforms but in no way close to communism

[@vmyhdz]

It is a communist country. The whole economy is controlled by the government. Very limited role for the private sector Limited to some professions. Remnants of private property for residences. Difficult to sell property or buy.

[@luislaplume8261]

Explain why every block in every city, town, village, and hamlet has a Comittee for the Defense of the Revolution with punishment for those who do not attend.

[@Youngsexhaver]

@@luislaplume8261 idk what you think communism is but surely you know it’s not that.

[@lonemaus562]

It was communism.. get over it.. it’s never going to work

[@sideshowbob]

Indeed, NO self declared "Communist" state has EVER been "Communist". "State Authoritarianism" is a more appropriate term. Of course, the die-hard's will still say "Trust us, we will Allow you to self govern, once we impose dictatorship in order to "Straighten Everything Out"". The Chavista's in Venezuela only the latest example.

[@pania3952]

Cuba wasnt socialist, neither was it communist.

[@proletarian13]

Cuba was and is socialist

[@purpleblastoise]

¡Viva la Revolución y el Che! ¡Viva el socialismo! ¡Yo soy Fidel! 🇨🇺☭

[@xbeheritx8323]

i love Fidel

[@luislaplume8261]

And possibly Raul Castro who pulls the strings of President Daniel Cannilo

[@xbeheritx8323]

@@luislaplume8261 [CITATION NEEDED]

[@Araujo-xq7rr]

Communist of hell