Che!

Che! Movie Poster Country United States Directed by Richard Fleischer Release Date 1969 Language English Spanish Studio Twentieth Century Fox Distributor Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Main Cast Character Actor Che Guevara Omar Sharif Fidel Castro Jack Palance Faustino Morales Robert Loggia Guillermo Woody Strode Captain Vasquez Albert Paulsen Antonio Sid Haig Willy Rudy Diaz Juan Almeida Adolph Caesar

Che! is a 1969 American biographical drama film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Omar Sharif as Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara. It follows Guevara from when he first landed in Cuba in 1956 to his death in Bolivia in 1967, although the film does not portray the formative pre-Cuban revolution sections of Che's life as described in the 1992 posthumous memoir The Motorcycle Diaries.

The following weapons were used in the film Che!:

Handguns

M1911

A variant of M1911s is used by a Cuban soldier and the captain of the Bolivian Rangers.

Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP

A Cuban officer sticks his M1911 to the neck of a prisoner.

Captain Vasquez (Albert Paulsen) take cover during a firefight.

Colt New Army & Navy

Che (Omar Sharif) uses a Colt New Army & Navy to execute Eutimio.

Colt New Army & Navy - .38 Long Colt

Submachine Guns

PPSh-41

Several rebels appear to be equipped with the PPSh-41.

PPSh-41 - 7.62x25mm Tokarev

A rebel (second from the right) carries what appears to be a PPSh-41.

During the triumph of the revolution, a rebel (left) carries a PPSh-41.

M1921AC Thompson

The M1921AC Thompson is used by the Cuban rebels, Fidel Castro (Jack Palance) the Cuban Army, Che's guerrillas, and the Bolivian Rangers.

Colt M1921AC Thompson with 20-round magazine - .45 ACP

Guillermo (Woody Strode) fires his Thompson during the ambush

A rebel is hiding in a cane field during the ambush of the Cuban Army.

Fidel Castro (Jack Palance) fires his Thompson toward the Cuban Army barracks.

A rebel with his Thompson after combat.

A rebel aboard a jeep headed to "La Cabaña" holding a Thompson.

A Bolivian Ranger fires his Thompson during the ambush of the guerrillas.

Madsen M50

Che Guevara (Omar Sharif) uses a Madsen M50 during urban combat in a Cuban town. Madsens are also seen in the hands of a Cuban rebel and a Bolivian Ranger.

Madsen M50 - 9x19mm

A rebel (right) with a Madsen during the popular trial.

Che carrying a Madsen during the advance into the village.

Che with his Madsen during the attack.

The Madsen on the floor after Che is hurt.

A Bolivian Ranger fires his Madsen against Che's guerillas.

MP 40

Rebels use the MP 40 in some scenes.

MP 40 - 9x19mm

Beretta Model 38A

Willy (Rudy Diaz) carries a Beretta Model 38A in a one scene in the film.

Beretta Model 38A - 9x19mm

Beretta Model 38/44

A guerrilla in Bolivia carries a Berretta Model 38-44 slung over his back.

Beretta Model 38/44 - 9x19mm. This model replaced the 38/42 and features an unfluted barrel and lacks the recoil spring extension from the back of the receiver.

Rifles and Carbines

M1 Garand

The M1 Garand is the main weapon of the Cuban rebels, soldiers of the Cuban Army, and Che's guerrillas.

M1 Garand with leather M1917 sling - .30-06 Springfield

Rebels execute prisoners.

A rebel takes Cuban soldiers prisoner with his M1 in hand.

A Cuban soldier with an M1 after slaughtering a peasant.

The barrels of two M1 Garands about to be used to execute a traitor.

A rebel firing squad in "La Cabaña" military fortress.

A guerrilla fighter targeting a Bolivian patrol with an M1.

Che (Omar Sharif) checking an M1 Garand in Bolivia.

Winchester Model 70

Fidel Castro (Jack Palance) carries a Winchester Model 70 in the film.

Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 - .30-06

Mauser Gewehr 1898

Bolivian soldiers are armed with what appear to be Gewehr 1898 rifles. Captain Vasquez (Albert Paulsen) is seen with a Mauser slung over his shoulder.

Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser

StG 44

A Cuban rebel is seen carrying a Sturmgewehr 44 during the victory celebration.

Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm Kurz

M1 Carbine

Che, the rebels, the Cuban Army, guerrillas, and Bolivian Rangers are seen with the M1 Carbine.

World War II era M1 Carbine with dark walnut stock, 'L' peep sight, and no bayonet lug - .30 Carbine

A rebel fires his M1 Carbine during the ambush.

Che checking an M1 Carbine during the barracks attack.

Tania (Linda Marsh) carries a M1 Carbine after the river ambush.

Bolivian Rangers capture a guerrilla.

M2 Carbine

The M2 Carbine is Che Guevara's (Omar Sharif) personal firearm in Bolivia.

M2 Carbine - .30 Carbine

Che prepares to fire on the Bolivian soldiers.

Machine Guns

M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle

Cuban soldiers are armed with the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle. Willy (Rudy Diaz) carries a Browning Automatic Rifle during the guerrilla campaign in Bolivia.

M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle - .30-06 Springfield

A Cuban Soldier armed with a BAR.

Willy fire his BAR at the Bolivian Rangers.

Browning M1919A2

Guillermo (Woody Strode) uses a Browning M1919A2 during the final shootout.

Browning M1919A2 on M2 tripod - .30-06 Springfield