Our Man in Havana (1959): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Our Man in Havana is a 1959 comedy thriller directed by Carol Reed, starring Alec Guinness as Jim Wormold, Noël Coward and Jo Morrow. It runs 1 hour 51 minutes and earned $114 worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 51m (111 min)
- Director
- Carol Reed
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Kingsmead Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Our Man in Havana About?
The premise of Our Man in Havana without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A darkly comic thriller set in pre‑revolutionary Havana, starring an ensemble. Jim Wormold, an English expatriate who runs a struggling vacuum‑cleaner shop, lives with his teenage daughter Milly. When British Secret Service Hawthorne asks him to build a spy network in Cuba, Wormold accepts, drawing the city into a tangled web of espionage and humor.
Our Man in Havana Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- british secret service
- cuba
- father daughter relationship
- havana cuba
- single father
- espionage
- cold war
- spy
- based on novel
- deception
- assassination plot
- miniature liquor bottle
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- dark comedy
- vacuum cleaner
- salesman
- screenplay adapted by author
- drunkenness
- london england
- treason
- secret agent
- double agent
- disinformation
- checkers
- title spoken by character
- 1950s
- police captain
- recruitment
- book code
- horseback riding
- sketch
- drawing
- dutch angle
- ransacked apartment
- invented character
- convent
- doctor
- tape recording
- police station
- hotel
- speech
- deportation
- shot to death
- interrogation
- paranoia
- convention
- nightclub
- secretary
- secret weapon
- radio operator
- poison
Our Man in Havana Cast & Characters
Alec Guinness leads the cast as Jim Wormold, with Noël Coward as Hawthorne and Jo Morrow as Milly Wormold. Directed by Carol Reed; 21 actors are credited in all.
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Director Carol Reed
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Alec Guinness as Jim Wormold - Noël Coward as Hawthorne
- Jo Morrow as Milly Wormold
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Maureen O'Hara as Beatrice Severn
Also Starring in Our Man in Havana
· 17 more- Ralph Richardson 'C'
- Raymond Huntley General
- Burl Ives Dr. Hasselbacher
- Rachel Roberts Prostitute (uncredited)
- Maurice Denham Admiral
- Ferdy Mayne Prof. Sanchez
- Grégoire Aslan Cifuentes
- Karl Stepanek Dr. Braun
- Paul Rogers Hubert Carter
- Maxine Audley Teresa
- Duncan Macrae MacDougal
- Ernie Kovacs Capt. Segura
- Elisabeth Welch Woman
- Yvonne Buckingham Woman
- Hugh Manning Officer
- Gerik Schjelderup Svenson
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- Joseph G. Prieto Lopez
More from Carol Reed
More films directed by Carol Reed, best-rated first: The Third Man, Odd Man Out, Oliver! and Mutiny on the Bounty.
Our Man in Havana Plot Summary
What happens in Our Man in Havana from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In pre-revolutionary Cuba, James Wormold, a vacuum cleaner salesman, is recruited by Hawthorne of the British Secret Intelligence Service to be their Havana operative. Instead of recruiting his own agents, Wormold fabricates a roster of imaginary contacts, drawing names from men he only knows by sight and sketching “plans” for a rocket-launching pad fashioned from vacuum cleaner parts to boost his value to the service and to secure more money for himself and his flamboyantly indulgent daughter Milly Wormold.
Full summary
The whole story of Our Man in Havana, scene by scene
Our Man in Havana Box Office
Our Man in Havana grossed $114 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$114
- International
- $114
Our Man in Havana Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 1 trailer and 1 featurette.
- Featurette John Landis on OUR MAN IN HAVANA
How Well Do You Know Our Man in Havana?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is James Wormold's line of work before he is drawn into espionage?
Cars in Our Man in Havana
26 cars on screen, including the 1958 Mercury Medalist and the 1951 Morris Minor Tourer.
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1951 Morris Minor Tourer Important role -
Harley-Davidson FL Hydra Glide Minor role -
1957 Jaguar Mk.VIII Minor role
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Our Man in Havana FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Our Man in Havana, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Our Man in Havana?
Our Man in Havana runs 1 hour 51 minutes (111 minutes).
When was Our Man in Havana released?
Our Man in Havana was released on December 30, 1959.
Who directed Our Man in Havana?
Our Man in Havana was directed by Carol Reed.
More films by Carol Reed Who is in the cast of Our Man in Havana?
Our Man in Havana stars Alec Guinness as Jim Wormold, Noël Coward as Hawthorne and Jo Morrow as Milly Wormold, among 21 credited actors.
How much did Our Man in Havana make at the box office?
Our Man in Havana grossed $114 worldwide.
Does Our Man in Havana have a post-credit scene?
No. Our Man in Havana has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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