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Che!
Sign in to saveChe! is a 1969 American biographical film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Omar Sharif as Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara. It follows Guevara from when he first landed in Cuba in 1956 to his death in Bolivia in 1967, although the film does not portray the formative pre-Cuban revolution sections of Guevara's life as described in the autobiographical book The Motorcycle Diaries (1993).
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5.0Biography 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.
Cast
- Omar Sharif as Che Guevara
- Jack Palance as Fidel Castro
- Woody Strode as Guillermo
- Cesare Danova as Ramon Valdez
- Rodolfo Acosta as Monte
- BarBara Luna as Anita Marquez
Themes
- revolution
- biography
- revolutionary
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Che!
- Film.image
- ChePoster.jpg
- Film.caption
- UK DVD cover
- Film.director
- Richard Fleischer
- Film.screenplay
- Michael WilsonSy Bartlett
- Film.story
- David KarpSy Bartlett
- Film.producer
- Sy Bartlett
- Film.starring
- Omar SharifJack PalanceCesare DanovaRobert LoggiaWoody StrodeBarbara Luna
- Film.cinematography
- Charles F. Wheeler
- Film.editing
- Marion Rothman
- Film.music
- Lalo Schifrin
- Film.distributor
- 20th Century-Fox
- Film.runtime
- 96 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- EnglishSpanish
- Film.budget
- $5.1 million
- Film.gross
- $2.5 million (US/Canada rentals)
- Album.name
- Che!
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 271599
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- publication date
- 1977-08-12
- title
- Che!
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12 sectionsContents
- Plot
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- Release
- Critical reception
- Box office
- Soundtrack
- Track listing
- Personnel
- See also
- References
- External links
Che! is a 1969 American biographical film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Omar Sharif as Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara. It follows Guevara from when he first landed in Cuba in 1956 to his death in Bolivia in 1967, although the film does not portray the formative pre-Cuban revolution sections of Guevara's life as described in the autobiographical book The Motorcycle Diaries (1993).
==Plot== The film tells of Che Guevara, a young Argentine doctor who proves his mettle during the Cuban guerrilla war in the late 1950s. He gains the respect of his men and becomes the leader of a patrol.