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Che! (1969) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1969 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Richard Fleischer

Written By:
Sy Bartlett
David Karp

Actors:
Omar Sharif ..... Che Guevara
Jack Palance ..... Fidel Castro
Cesare Danova ..... Ramon Valdez
Robert Loggia ..... Faustino Morales
Woody Strode ..... Guillermo
Barbara Luna ..... Anita Marquez
Frank Silvera ..... Goatherd
Albert Paulsen ..... Capt. Vasquez
Linda Marsh ..... Tania
Tom Troupe ..... Felipe Muñoz
Rudy Diaz ..... Willy
Perry Lopez ..... Rolando
Abraham Sofaer ..... Pablo Rojas
Richard Angarola ..... Col. Salazar
Sarita Vara ..... Celia Sanchez

Synopsis:

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.

In this badly misconceived pseudo-biography of the legendary Cuban revolutionary - played, incredibly, by Omar Sharif - Che Guevara takes up the cause as a rebel fighter under the direction of Fidel Castro, played - also incredibly - by Jack Palance. Guevara, a young Argentine doctor, proves his worth under the heat of guerilla warfare and, gaining the respect of his men, becomes the leader of a patrol. Castro is impressed by Guevara's tactics and strict discipline and makes him his chief advisor. When Castro defeats the Cuban dictator Batista after two years of fighting, Guevara, under Castro's nod, directs a series of massive reprisals - but Guevara dreams of fermenting a worldwide revolution. After Castro backs down during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Guevara accuses Castro of being a Soviet dupe and leaves Cuba. Under disguise, Guevara lands in Bolivia, where he attempts to begin his dream of a worldwide peasant revolution, but the Bolivian poor will not follow his lead, and his band find themselves starving in the Bolivian jungle and pursued by the Bolivian army.

Fidel Castro is helped in his subversion of Batista's Cuban regime by an Argentinian doctor named Che Guevara.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 25 January, 2013.