Che!

Che!

Che Guevara...The Doctor Turned Fighter. The Fighter Turned Revolutionary. The Revolutionary Turned Martyr To Some, Murderer To Others.

PG-13 1969 · 96 min · ★ 4.8 · Drama, Adventure

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.

Directed by Richard Fleischer · Written by Michael Wilson

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Omar Sharif Che Guevara
Jack Palance Fidel Castro
Woody Strode Guillermo
Cesare Danova Ramon Valdez
Rodolfo Acosta Monte
BarBara Luna Anita Marquez
Frank Silvera Goatherd
Robert Loggia Faustino Morales
Albert Paulsen Capt. Vasquez
Linda Marsh Tania
Tom Troupe Felipe Muñoz
Rudy Diaz Willy

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