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Che!

1969 · 96 min

A serious, old-fashioned historical drama that moves deliberately through revolutionary campaigns, offering a tense but somewhat distant portrait of a controversial figure.

Tagline
Che Guevara...The Doctor Turned Fighter. The Fighter Turned Revolutionary. The Revolutionary Turned Martyr To Some, Murderer To Others.
Overview
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.
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • power
  • betrayal
  • war
  • politics
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, adventure
Directed by
Richard Fleischer
Written by
Michael Wilson
Starring
Omar Sharif, Jack Palance, Woody Strode, Cesare Danova, Rodolfo Acosta, BarBara Luna, Frank Silvera, Robert Loggia
Music
Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography
Charles F. Wheeler
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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