Red Zone Cuba, also known as Night Train to Mundo Fine, is a 1966 American drama film directed by Coleman Francis, who also wrote, produced, and played the starring role. It follows the meandering adventures of an escaped convict and two ex-convicts he recruits along the way as they become involved in the 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion, and a quest to find a hidden treasure in a tungsten mine. In December 1994, it was featured as an episode of the movie-mocking television series Mystery Science Theater 3000. As of May 2011, the film is ranked number six on the "Bottom 100" list on the Internet... Movie Database with a score of 1.5/10. Francis' other two directorial efforts, Skydivers, and Yucca Flats, also appear in the higher reaches of the "Bottom 100". Red Zone Cuba was Coleman Francis' final film as director, and his only starring role. In the other two films he helmed, The Skydivers and The Beast of Yucca Flats, he limited his acting to cameos. Though John Carradine receives fourth billing in the credits, and was prominently featured in the advertising and promotional material for the film, he only appears briefly, during a framing sequence at the beginning of the film.
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