Rumours Fly About Fidel Castro’s Illness AKA Castro Illness (1960)

Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. American newsreel item. Title reads: “New Rumors Fly About Fidel Castro“ Cuba January 1959: High shot, panning over huge crowd massed in square. High shot, crowd. High shot, President of Cuba, Fidel Castro, makes his way through crowd which are swarming around him trying to touch him. LS Castro on dais in front of microphones acknowledging cheering crowds. LS Cheering crowds. MS Zoom out to LS, Castro speaking and gesticulating to crowd as he speaks against the United States accepting political and economic ties with the Communist Powers, Russia and China. High shot, panning over massed crowds. MS Russians standing applauding Raul Castro, Minister of the Cuban Armed Forces, on his visit to the Soviet Union. LS Pan along platform showing Major Raul Castro. CU Major Raul Castro. LS Audience sits down. LS and CU Raul Castro speaking. CU Pan from Russian’s hands clapping to his face. High shot, massed crowd. LS Castro wavin