Che! (1969 film)
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| Directed by | Richard Fleischer |
| Produced by | Sy Bartlett |
| Screenplay by |
Michael Wilson Sy Bartlett |
| Story by | David Karp Sy Bartlett |
| Starring |
Omar Sharif Jack Palance Barbara Luna |
| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
| Cinematography | Charles F. Wheeler |
| Edited by | Marion Rothman |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation |
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96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Spanish |
| Budget | $5,160,000 |
| Box office | $2.5 million (US/ Canada) |
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| Soundtrack album by Lalo Schifrin | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | May 7, 9 & 30, 1969 Los Angeles, California |
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| Genre | Film score | |||
| Label |
Tetragrammaton T-5006 |
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| Producer | Don Shain | |||
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Che! is a 1969 American biographical drama 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 Che's life as described in the autobiographical book The Motorcycle Diaries (1993).
The film tells of Che Guevara (Omar Sharif), a young Argentine doctor who proves his mettle during the Cuban guerilla war in the late 1950s. He gains the respect of his men and becomes the leader of a patrol.
Fidel Castro (Jack Palance) is impressed by Guevara's tactics and discipline and makes him his chief advisor. When Castro defeats Cuban dictator Batista after two years of fighting, Guevara directs a series of massive reprisals, yet, Guevara dreams of fomenting a worldwide revolution. After Castro backs down during the Cuban Missile Crisis, Guevara accuses Castro of being a Soviet tool and decides to leave Cuba.
Guevara lands in Bolivia, where he attempts to begin his dream of a worldwide peasant revolution, but the Bolivian peasants do not follow his lead and he becomes pursued by the Bolivian Army.
The film was directed by Richard Fleischer who stated before filming:
An enormous amount of pressure has been brought to bear on this film - both for and against the subject. Each group is afraid we're going to favor the other. The picture will be a character study, and I will only say that it is neither pro nor anti Guevera. The printing of his diary caused only minor changes to the picture... I consider our sources for information impeccable and I cannot tell you who they are.
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