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Che Part Two: Guerilla (2008)

Che Part Two: Guerilla, is the first half of Che a 2008 film starring Benicio del Toro in the title role and was directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film was first screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May, 2008, earning Del Toro the Festival's best actor award. It was later divided into two parts, Part 1, called The Argentine being released in the United States on December 12, 2008 to qualify it for the Academy Awards. Both parts were put into wider release in January 2009. The second part, Guerilla, follows Che Guevara as he travels to Bolivia in 1966 in a failed attempt to overthrow the government, eventually leading to his capture and execution in 1967.

The following guns were used in the movie Che Part Two: Guerilla

Rifles

FN FAL

An FN FAL is briefly seen in the hands of one of the rebels.

FN FAL "G Series" - 7.62x51mm NATO

Karabiner 98k

One of the guerillas carries a Karabiner 98k rifle.

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser

M1 Garand

The M1 Garand is the main weapon of both the guerilla fighters and the Bolivian Army.

M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06

M1 Carbine

A few of the guerillas, notably Tamara "Tania" Bunke (Franka Potente), and the Bolivian Army carry the M1 Carbine.

World War Two Era M1 Carbine, with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WW2, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period Magazine pouch for buttstock - .30 Carbine

M2 Carbine

Che Guevara (Benicio del Toro) carries the M2 Carbine as his personal weapon. Other guerillas also use it in combat.

M2 Carbine - .30 Carbine

Submachine Guns

IMI Uzi

Joaquin (Jorge Perugorría), leader of one of the guerilla bands, carries an IMI Uzi.

IMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - 9x19mm

Machine Guns

Browning M1919

The Bolivian Army use the Browning M1919, most notably during the ambush of one of the Che's columns at Vado del Yeso.

Browning M1919 on M2 tripod - .30-06

Sidearms

Browning Hi-Power

Che Guevara (Benicio del Toro) carries a holstered Browning Hi-Power as a personal sidearm. He uses it once when wounded before his capture by Bolivian Rangers.

Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian Mfg) - 9x19mm

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 [[Image:Che-part-2-guerrilla-poster-1.jpg|thumb|right|300px| ''Che Part Two: Guerilla'' (2008)]]
+'''''Che Part Two: Guerilla''''', is the first half of '''''Che''''' a 2008 film starring Benicio del Toro in the title role and was directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film was first screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May, 2008, earning Del Toro the Festival's best actor award. It was later divided into two parts, Part 1, called ''The Argentine'' being released in the United States on December 12, 2008 to qualify it for the Academy Awards. Both parts were put into wider release in January 2009. The second part, ''Guerilla'', follows Che Guevara as he travels to Bolivia in 1966 in a failed attempt to overthrow the government, eventually leading to his capture and execution in 1967.
-AKA ''Che: Part Two'', ''Guerrilla'' is the second part of ''Che'', a two-part biopic of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, covering his failed attempt to overthrow the government of Bolivia in the mid- to late 60s. All pictures are from the trailer.
+The following guns were used in the movie '''''Che Part Two: Guerilla'''''
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-== M1 Garand ==
-M1 Garands were the standard service rifles of the Cuban Army, and many eventually ended up in the hands of the Cuban rebels as well. We see both Fidel ([[Demian Bichir]]) and Che using these weapons. Several of these are found in the train armory.
-[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|400px|none|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
+=Rifles=
-[[Image:ArgM1.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Cuban revolutionary cleans his M1 Garand.]]
+==FN FAL==
-[[Image:Che-M1Garand.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
+An [[FN_FAL#FN_FAL|FN FAL]] is briefly seen in the hands of one of the rebels.
+[[File:Fn_fal_g_series.jpg|thumb|none|500px|FN FAL "G Series" - 7.62x51mm NATO]]
-== M2 Carbine ==
+==Karabiner 98k==
-Used by Che Guevara ([[Benicio del Toro]]).
+One of the guerillas carries a [[Karabiner 98k]] rifle.
+[[File:Karabiner-98K.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
-[[Image:M2CarB1.jpg|thumb|400px|none|M2 Carbine. Select-fire version used primarily during the Korean War and also by ARVN forces during Vietnam. Note the 30rd magazine and wing-screw on muzzle-break.]]
+==M1 Garand==
-[[Image:ArgM2.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Che Guevara hides with his M2 Carbine.]]
+The [[M1 Garand]] is the main weapon of both the guerilla fighters and the Bolivian Army.
-[[Image:ArgM2b.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Another shot of the carbine, with the distinctive 30 round magazine.]]
+[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|500px|none|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
-[[Image:Che-M2Carbine.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Che (Benicio del Toro) aiming his M2 Carbine.]]
-== Thompson M1928 Submachine gun ==
+==M1 Carbine==
+A few of the guerillas, notably Tamara "Tania" Bunke ([[Franka Potente]]), and the Bolivian Army carry the [[M1 Carbine]].
+[[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg‎|thumb|none|500px|World War Two Era M1 Carbine, with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WW2, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period Magazine pouch for buttstock - .30 Carbine]]
-Several of the Rebels including Che use an M1928 Thompson.
+==M2 Carbine==
-[[Image:M1928.jpg|thumb|400px|none|M1928 "Tommy Gun" .45 ACP with 50-round drum magazine.]]
+Che Guevara ([[Benicio del Toro]]) carries the [[M1_Carbine#M2_Carbine|M2 Carbine]] as his personal weapon. Other guerillas also use it in combat.
-[[Image:ArgTommygun.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Che fires a M1928 Thompson submachinegun into an enemy position.]]
+[[Image:M2 carbine MP.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M2 Carbine - .30 Carbine]]
-== [[FN FAL]] ==
+=Submachine Guns=
+==IMI Uzi==
+Joaquin ([[Jorge Perugorría]]), leader of one of the guerilla bands, carries an [[Uzi#Uzi|IMI Uzi]].
+[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|350px|IMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - 9x19mm]]
-One of Che's soldiers is seen with an FN FAL.
+=Machine Guns=
-[[Image:FN FAL 50 00.jpg|thumb|400px|none|FN-FAL 50.50 7.62x51mm.]]
+==Browning M1919==
-[[Image:ArgFAL.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Cuban rebel with a FN-FAL. Several hundred of the rifles had been ordered by the Batista regime before his government collapsed; the rebels (including Fidel Castro)also received some FALs from Venezuela.]]
+The Bolivian Army use the [[Browning M1919]], most notably during the ambush of one of the Che's columns at Vado del Yeso.
+[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M1919 on M2 tripod - .30-06]]
-== Browning M1919 ==
+=Sidearms=
+==Browning Hi-Power==
-An M1919 is used in a scene where several of Che's soldier's are massacred while crossing a river.
+Che Guevara ([[Benicio del Toro]]) carries a holstered [[Browning_Hi-Power#Browning_Hi-Power|Browning Hi-Power]] as a personal sidearm. He uses it once when wounded before his capture by Bolivian Rangers.
+[[File:BrowningHiPowerPistol9mm.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian Mfg) - 9x19mm]]
-[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Browning M1919 .30-06 on M2 tripod]]
-[[Image:ArgBrowning.jpg|thumb|600px|none|A Browning M1919 firing at rebel positions (note the blank adaptor).]]
-== IMI Uzi 9mm ==
-Seen used by one of Che's men when they battle the Bolivian Army in Part 2.
-[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|350px|IMI Uzi 9mm]]
-== Colt M1911 ==
-Che is seen using this weapon when he is wounded by the bolivian army in the 2nd part of the film.
-[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|none|350px|M1911A1 .45 ACP]]
-It is NOT a M1911, in the second part, he uses a Browning Hi-Power 9mm. I can back this up with screencaps.
-== M1 Carbine ==
-The Carbine is carried and used frequently by Che ([[Benicio del Toro]]) himself in both parts of the film. Other Rebels are seen using this weapon in Santa Clara.
-[[Image:M1-Carbine.jpg‎|thumb|none|450px|World War Two Era [[M1 Carbine|M1 Carbine]], with Dark Walnut Stock, 'L' peep sight and no bayonet lug - correct for most of WW2, shown with khaki sling and oiler and a period Magazine pouch for buttstock]]
-== Winchester Model 70 ==
-Both Che and The Castro Brothers, Fidel and Raul ([[Rodrigo Santoro]]), are both seen using this weapon in the 1st part of the film. Another Soldier named Almeida ([[Roberto Santana]]) is also seen with this weapon.
-[[Image:Pre64WinModel70.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 - .30-06]]
-[[Image:CheFilmGroup.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fidel talks to the group with his Winchester Model 70.]]
-== M20 super bazooka ==
-Che and One of Che's Rebels are seen being using it to blow up a house and later a Sherman tank.
-[[Image:M20A1SuperBazooka.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M20 "Super Bazooka" 3.5"]]
-== M1921A ==
-One of the Rebels, Camilo Cienfuegos ([[Santiago Cabrera]]) is seen with an M1921A Thompson.
-[[Image:Colt 1921A Thompson.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Colt 1921A Thompson with 20-round magazine - .45 ACP]]
-== M1A1 ==
-One of the Rebels has an M1A1 Thompson strapped to his shoulder. Other rebels are also seen with this weapon.
-[[Image:M1sb.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine .45 ACP]]
-== Springfield M1903 ==
-One of the Rebels is seen firing a Springfield M1903 taken from a dead soldier.
-[[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06]]
-== M1928A1 ==
-We can see a soldier with an M1928A1 with 30 round magazine at the train station shootout.
-[[Image:M1928-A1 T.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M1928A1 Thompson with 30-round magazine and early 'simplified' rear sight that would be adopted for the M1 Thompson - .45 ACP ]]
-== Browning M2 ==
-A Cuban Military soldier is seen firing this weapon off of a Sherman tank.
-[[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning M2HB on vehicle mount - .50 BMG]]
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