Castro On The Ball (1959)

Title reads: “Castro on the Ball“. Havana, Cuba. Elevated shot Capitol building, close to a million demonstrators surround it. C/U Communist President Fidel Castro smoking a cigar on the balcony of the Capitol. Elevated shot the Capitol building. C/U Castro speaking to the crowds and gesticulating with his hands. G/V demonstrators. C/U Fidel Castro pitching baseball at a Cuban charity game. G/V catcher returns ball to Castro and he pitches again. G/V Castro pitches to batsman who has to jump out of the way to avoid being hit. C/U boy in crowd. C/U Castro swinging baseball bat around. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Emp