Che Part Two: Guerrilla

Che Part One: Argentine Movie poster Country France Spain United States Directed by Steven Soderbergh Release Date 2008 Language English Spain Studio Guerrilla Films Telecinco Wild Bunch Distributor IFC Films Main Cast Character Actor Ernesto Che Guevara Benicio del Toro Aleida March Catalina Sandino Moreno Fidel Castro Demian Bichir Raúl Castro Rodrigo Santoro Tamara 'Tania' Bunke Franka Potente President René Barrientos Joaquim de Almeida Joaquin Jorge Perugorría

Che Part Two: Guerilla, is the second 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

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

A Browning Hi-Power sits in Che's holster.

Che takes cover with his pistol.

Che fires the Hi-Power.

An empty magazine. Note the drawn-back slide.

Smith & Wesson Model 10 M&P Revolver

A Smith & Wesson Model 10 M&P Revolver is used by one of the men attempting to get supplies from a peasant farmer.

Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with long barrel and Gold Medallion grips - .38 Special

The man removes a Smith & Wesson Model 10 M&P Revolver from a car.

Checking it's loaded.

Submachine Guns

IMI Uzi

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

IMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - 9x19mm

Joaquin (Jorge Perugorría) with his IMI Uzi.

A Bolivian officer fires a Uzi during an ambush of a guerrilla column. Notice the wooden stock.

Joaquin runs during a firefight.

Joaquin fires his Uzi at Bolivian soldiers.

Joaquin crosses the Vado del Yeso.

Guerrilla Dario (Óscar Jaenada) with an IMI Uzi.

Rifles

FN FAL

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

FN FAL "G Series" - 7.62x51mm NATO

A guerrilla holds his FN FAL.

A guerrilla crosses the Vado del Yeso, FAL in hand.

M43 Spanish Mauser

One of the guerrillas carries a M43 Spanish Mauser rifle.

M43 Spanish Mauser 7.92x57

A guerrilla chambers his M43.

The same guerrilla crosses the Vado del Yeso, holding his M43 over his head. Note the long handguard, extending from the receiver almost to the front barrel band. This handguard is too long to be a Kar98k or FN South American contract, and is unique to the M43.

M1 Garand

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

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

Stripped M1 Garands are cleaned by the training guerrillas.

A Cuban guerrilla trains the recruits with the M1 Garand.

Ping! An empty clip ejects from the chamber of an M1 rifle during an ambush of Bolivian Forces.

Antonio Domínguez Flores (Carlos Acosta) is interviewed by a 'journalist'.

A guerrilla armed with an M1 Garand crosses a stream.

A Bolivian soldier signals his comrades with his M1.

Antonio with his M1 rifle.

A guerrilla crosses the Vado del Yeso river.

A guerrilla aims his M1.

A Bolivian soldier with an M1 Garand.

M1 Carbine

A few of the guerrillas, notably Tamara "Tania" Bunke (Franka Potente), and the Bolivian soldiers 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

A guerrilla armed with an M1 Carbine listens to a lecture.

A Bolivian soldier searches a peasant's hut.

Tamara "Tania" Bunke (Franka Potente) hands her Carbine to Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Benicio del Toro).

Che returns Tania's Carbine.

Tania crosses the Vado del Yeso, Carbine in hand.

Guerrilla "Pombo" (Othello Rensoli) opens fire at Bolivian Rangers with his Carbine.

"Pombo" furiously squeezes off rounds.

Sergeant Mario Terán (Christian Esquivel) executes Che Guevara with his Carbine.

M2 Carbine

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

M2 Carbine - .30 Carbine

An M2 Carbine rests next to Che Guevara (Benicio del Toro).

A guerrilla aims his M2 Carbine at a Bolivian column.

Che and another guerrilla try to comfort a hysterical Bolivian officer.

Che talks to peasants.

A guerrilla patrols a village with his M2 Carbine.

Another guerrilla does the same.

Che issues orders to his men.

A guerrilla aims his M2 Carbine at approaching Bolivian Rangers.

Che prepares to fire at Bolivian Rangers.

Che ducks from a grenade explosion, clutching his Carbine.

Machine Guns

Browning M1919A4

The Bolivian Army use the Browning M1919A4, most notably during the ambush of one of the Che's columns at Vado del Yeso.

Browning M1919A4 on M2 tripod - .30-06

Bolivian soldiers await the order to open fire with a Browning M1919.

An M1919A4 trains on a guerrilla.

One of the machine gun spitting out rounds.

A Bolivian soldier opens up on Che's column with an M1919A4.