Movies by Frank Silvera

Che!

Che!

Biography of Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, who helped Fidel Castro in his struggle against the corrupt Batista regime, eventually resulting in the overthrow of that government and Castro's taking over of Cuba. The film covers Guevara's life from when he first landed in Cuba in 1956 to his death in an ambush by government troops in the mountains of Bolivia in 1967.

Uptight

Uptight

Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.

The Fighter

The Fighter

A boxer, in Mexico, sets out to avenge the murder of his family by using the money from his winnings to purchase weapons.

A Visit to Picasso

A Visit to Picasso

In this short 20 minute black and white Belgian documentary, the director, Paul Haesaerts, visualised Pablo Picasso’s flow of imagination when the Spanish painter drew on large glass plates in front of the camera – like a live show of a greatest artist in performing a few masterstrokes that outlines a dove, bull, flower, man or woman and whatnot. (This technique of filming his painting from the other side of the glass plates precedes The Mystery of Picasso (1956), another famous documentary film on Picasso). (via http://www.kubrickians.com/2...

The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou