Now! (1965): Cast
Now! is a 1965 music documentary directed by Santiago Álvarez, starring Lena Horne. It runs 5 minutes.
- Release year
- Runtime
- 5 min
- Director
- Santiago Álvarez
- Genres
- Music , Documentary
- Studio
- ICAIC
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Now! About?
The premise of Now! without spoilers.
Through stark morgue photographs, contemporary newsreel clips, and a haunting Lena Horne recording, Cuban director Santiago Alvarez assembles the short film, a sharply edited piece that stands as one of the most forceful examples of 1960s political propaganda.
Now! Themes & Keywords
· 20 tags- african american
- still photograph
- united states of america
- one word title
- photo film
- hava nagila
- reference to george washington
- reference to thomas jefferson
- reference to abraham lincoln
- ku klux klan
- reference to walter cronkite
- reference to lyndon b. johnson
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- reference to martin luther king jr.
- civil rights era
- civil rights movement
- civil rights
- minority rights
- human rights
- racism
- independent film
Now! Cast
Lena Horne stars in Now!. Directed by Santiago Álvarez.
- Director Santiago Álvarez
- Lena Horne as themselves
More from Santiago Álvarez
More films directed by Santiago Álvarez: The Necessary War, My Brother, Fidel, I Am a Son of America and The Servant’s Dream.
Now! Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “Now” and “Сейчас”.
- Also known as
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- Now
- Сейчас
Seen Now!?
Movies Like Now!
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Soundtrack for a Revolution, Epicentro and LBJ.
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Soundtrack for a Revolution 2010 -
Epicentro 2020 -
LBJ 1968 -
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 2011 -
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 2021 -
Hello Cubans 1963 -
Is That Black Enough for You?!? 2022 -
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat 2024 -
Havana Suite 2006 -
It Felt Like a Kiss 2009 -
Civil War (or, Who Do We Think We Are) 2021 -
Now You See It 1947
Now! FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Now!, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Now!?
Now! runs 5 minutes.
When was Now! released?
Now! was released in 1965.
Who directed Now!?
Now! was directed by Santiago Álvarez.
More films by Santiago Álvarez Who is in the cast of Now!?
Now! stars Lena Horne.
Does Now! have a post-credit scene?
No. Now! has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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