Che: Part One

Name: Che: Part One
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 2008-09-05
Duration: 2 h 14 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Benicio del Toro, Demián Bichir, Santiago Cabrera, Vladimir Cruz, Alfredo de Quesada

Everyone knows the icon. Few know the man.

Che: Part One (2008)

Timing: 2:14 (134 min)

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Video for the film Che: Part One — Official Che Trailer HD

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Release date

2008-09-05

Country

France, Spain, United States

Production

Morena Films, Wild Bunch, Telecinco Cinema, Ministerio de Cultura, Laura Bickford Productions, Telecinco Cinema

Genre

Drama, History, War

Budget

$35 000 000

Box office

$34 997 939

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Director

Steven Soderbergh

Actors

Benicio del Toro, Demián Bichir, Santiago Cabrera, Vladimir Cruz, Alfredo de Quesada, Jsu Garcia, Kahlil Méndez, Elvira Mínguez, Andres Munar, Julia Ormond
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Scenario

Producer

Benicio del Toro, Laura Bickford, Pilar Benito, Silvana Paternostro, Vincent Maraval, Álvaro Augustin, Belén Atienza, Brahim Chioua, Gregory Jacobs, Philip Elway

Camera operator

Steven Soderbergh

Composer

Alberto Iglesias

Artist

Antxón Gómez, Ezra Buenrostro, Lizzie Cuello Gebetsberger

Audition

Mary Vernieu, Eva Leira, J.C. Cantu

Editing

Pablo Zumárraga, Toni Novella, Carlos 'Búho' Tames
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Short description

Ernesto Guevara, known as 'Che', leads a group of Cuban exiles under Fidel Castro in a revolution to overthrow Fulgencio Batista, the dictator of Cuba.

What's left behind the scenes

The scenes with Che in the UN building were filmed two years before the start of principal photography. Producer Laura Bickford found out that the building was going to be renovated and organized the filming of Che Guevara's speech. These are the only scenes in the entire film that were shot on 16mm film; everything else was shot digitally.
Initially, the plot, limited to Che's attempts to start a revolution in Bolivia, was being filmed by Terrence Malick, but he left the project due to funding problems, and Steven Soderbergh eventually took his place as director.
Scenes with Che in the UN building were filmed two years before the start of principal photography. Producer Laura Bickford learned that the building was scheduled for renovation and organized the filming of Che Guevara’s speech. These are the only scenes in the entire film shot on 16mm film; all other footage was shot using digital cameras.
Benicio del Toro suggested Ryan Gosling for the role of Benigno “Ben” Ramirez. In preparation for the role, Gosling met with the character’s real-life counterpart and learned some Spanish, but excessively lengthy preparation for filming ultimately forced him to leave the project.
In one scene, Che grabs a bazooka from a comrade and destroys a barracks with his first shot. Initially, it was planned that Che would first miss and hit the barracks only on the second attempt, but daylight was running out, and the cinematographer convinced director Steven Soderbergh to remove the miss from the script.
Benicio del Toro spent seven years studying archival materials on the life of Ernesto Che Guevara (1928-1967) while preparing for the role.