Che!
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Directed by	Richard Fleischer
Produced by	Sy Bartlett
Written by	Screenplay: Michael Wilson Sy Bartlett Story: David Karp Sy Bartlett
Starring	Omar Sharif Jack Palance Barbara Luna
Music by	Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography	Charles F. Wheeler
Editing by	Marion Rothman
Distributed by	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Release date(s)	May 29, 1969 (New York City)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English Spanish
Budget	$2,800,000 (estimate)
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Che! (1969) is a film directed by Richard Fleischer. It is a biopic of Che Guevara, starring Omar Sharif as the iconic revolutionary, though the film ignores the formative pre-Cuban revolution sections of Che's life as described in the autobiographical book The Motorcycle Diaries.^[1] Richard Fleischer (born December 8, 1916) is an American film director. ... Sy Bartlett was a U.S. author and screenwriter/producer of Hollywood films. ... Michael Wilson may refer to: Michael Wilson (basketball), former player of the Harlem Globetrotters and the University of Memphis, also known as Wild Thing Michael Wilson (footballer), Australian rules football player for Port Adelaide Football Club Michael Wilson (soccer), New Zealand soccer player Michael Wilson (politician), Canadian politician and diplomat... Not to be confused with Umer Sharif. ... Jack Palance (February 18, 1919 - November 10, 2006) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ... Publicity still of Barbara Luna Barbara Luna (b. ... Lalo Schifrin Lalo Schifrin (born on June 21, 1932) is an Argentine Jewish pianist and composer, most famous for composing the burning-fuse theme tune from the Mission:Impossible television series. ... Twentieth (20th) Century Fox Film Corporation (known from 1935 to 1985 as Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation) is one of the six major American film studios. ... is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The year 1969 in film involved some significant events. ... Richard Fleischer (born December 8, 1916) is an American film director. ... Poster for Man on the Moon (1999), a biopic A biographical picture— often shortened to biopic— is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people. ... Ernesto Guevara de la Serna Lynch (May 14, 1928 – October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara, el Che, or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, political figure, author, military theorist, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas. ... Not to be confused with Umer Sharif. ... This article is about the book. ...

Plot

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. Not to be confused with Umer Sharif. ... The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ...

Fidel Castro (Jack Palance) is impressed by Guevara's tactics and discipline and makes him his chief advisor. Jack Palance (February 18, 1919 - November 10, 2006) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ...

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. For the video game based on the possible outcomes of this event, see Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath. ...

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.

Cast

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

Not to be confused with Umer Sharif. ... Jack Palance (February 18, 1919 - November 10, 2006) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ... Cesare Danova (March 1, 1926 - March 19, 1992) Born Cesare Deitinger in Bergamo, Italy, Danova is a television and screen actor. ... Robert Loggia (born January 3, 1930) is an American Academy Award and Emmy Award nominated film and television actor who specializes in character parts. ... Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode (born July 25, 1914, Los Angeles, California; died December 31, 1994) was a decathlete and football star at UCLA before becoming a pioneering African-American film actor. ... Publicity still of Barbara Luna Barbara Luna (b. ... Frank Silvera (July 24, 1914 – June 11, 1970) was an American actor and theatrical director. ... Perry Lopez (born July 22, 1931 in New York, New York) is an American film and television actor. ... Abraham Sofaer (October 1, 1896 – January 21, 1988) was a Burmese stage, film and television actor. ...

Critical reception

Critic Paul Brenner wrote, "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."^[2]

Film critic Roger Ebert panned the film and the motivations for producing the drama writing, "From the beginning, it sounded like a bad dream. Hollywood was making a movie about Che Guevera. Why? Probably because somebody smelled easy money, having been inspired by the sales figures on Che posters. That must have been the reason, because Che! is abundant evidence that no one connected with this stinkeroo gave a damn about Che Guevera, Fidel Castro, the Cuban Revolution or anything else requiring more than five seconds' thought."^[3] Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. ...

See also

• The Motorcycle Diaries (2004 film) directed by Walter Salles.
• The Lost City (2005 film) directed by Andy Garcia.
• Guerrilla (2007 film) directed by Steven Soderbergh.
• The Motorcycle Diaries (book), by Che Guevara.

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References

Notes

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External links

• Che! at the Internet Movie Database
• Che! at Allmovie
• Che! at Hulu

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