René Barrientos Ortuño

A World in Action documentary filmed in Bolivia immediately after Che Guevara’s death. Directed by Brian Moser, it documents the political aftermath and centers on the trial of Régis Debray, incorporating interviews conducted before the proceedings alongside testimony from Bolivian officials, the U.S. ambassador, and U.S. special forces personnel. (Note: Produced within World in Action, the film has a distinct title, subject, and on-location production and is documented in archives and film databases as a self-contained reportage work, justifying treatment as a separate film.)

World in Action was Granada Television’s flagship ITV current affairs series, running from 7 Jan 1963 to 7 Dec 1998, and built a reputation for film-led investigative reporting and a forceful editorial stance. Its journalism produced major public and political repercussions—including investigations associated with miscarriages of justice such as the Birmingham Six—and it also served as a platform for landmark documentary projects, including the first broadcast of “Seven Up!” as part of the strand in 1964.