# "Our Man In Havana" - why can't I get it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 4, 2006, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-man-in-havana-why-cant-i-get-it/371444 "2006-09-04T22:09:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2006, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-man-in-havana-why-cant-i-get-it/371444/1 "2006-09-04T22:09:49Z")
[What’s not to love?](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0054152/) Alec Guinness, Burl Ives, Maureen O’Hara and Ernie Kovacs. Great flick. It’s never on cable. It can’t be found on DVD or even VHS. Who do I have to kill to get a copy? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2006, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-man-in-havana-why-cant-i-get-it/371444/2 "2006-09-04T22:14:18Z")
Couldn’t hurt to vote for it here at [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) [http://www.amazon.com/Our-Man-Havana-Carol-Reed/dp/B00005JL0G/ref=pd\_sxp\_f\_pt/102-9906246-6503358?ie=UTF8](http://www.amazon.com/Our-Man-Havana-Carol-Reed/dp/B00005JL0G/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt/102-9906246-6503358?ie=UTF8) ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-man-in-havana-why-cant-i-get-it/371444/3 "2006-09-05T02:27:05Z")
I’ve never seen it, but I love the book and I love that period of Alec Guinness’ career, Graham Greene did the screenplay, and, if any further incentive were needed, Carol Reed directed- so I’ve been wanting to see it for a long time. I first found out about it about ten years ago and it’s been on my “Impossible Must See” list ever since. No doubt, once I get to see it- after a decade and counting of anticipation- I’ll only be very disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![Moe\_Mentum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@Moe\_Mentum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe_Mentum)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2006, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-man-in-havana-why-cant-i-get-it/371444/4 "2006-09-05T06:18:17Z")
According their web site, it will be on TCM on September 30 at 9:00pm. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2006, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-man-in-havana-why-cant-i-get-it/371444/5 "2006-09-06T00:59:09Z")
…or you could come over to my place, renounce all your political, religious, and societal beliefs, and we can watch the copy I taped off PBS back in the '80s. Me and my commie lesbian vegetarian Birkenstock-wearing pals will provide the popcorn and beer. Ernie Kovacs is just a _scream_ in it.