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==Browning M1919== | ==Browning M1919== | ||
Two [[Browning M1919]] machine guns are captured by Che Guevara's forces from a Batista Army train during the Battle of Santa Clara. | Two [[Browning M1919]] machine guns are captured by Che Guevara's forces from a Batista Army train during the Battle of Santa Clara. | ||
[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Browning M1919 on M2 tripod - .30-06]] | ||
=Grenades= | =Grenades= | ||
==Mk 2 Hand Grenade== | ==Mk 2 Hand Grenade== | ||
Both the rebels and Batista's army use the [[Mk 2 hand grenade|Mk 2 Hand Grenade]]. | Both the rebels and Batista's army use the [[Mk 2 hand grenade|Mk 2 Hand Grenade]]. | ||
[[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Mk 2 Hand Grenade]] | ||
[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
[[category:Movie]] | [[category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:War]] | [[Category:War]] | ||
Revision as of 14:24, 27 August 2011
Che Part One: Argentine, is 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 first part, The Argentine, follows Che Guevara through the Cuban Revolution against Fulgencio Batista, and the second, Che Part Two: Guerrilla, is the story of the failed revolution in Bolivia.
The following guns were used in the movie Che Part One: Argentine
Rifles
FN FAL
Ramiro Valdes (Vladimir Cruz) carries an FN FAL. His version appears to be the "G Series", modified for civilian use by the U.S.
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand is the standard weapon of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara's band of rebels, as well as the army of Fulgencio Batista.
M1 Carbine
Also carried by the rebels and Batista's army is the M1 Carbine.
M1A1 Carbine
Raul Castro (Rodrigo Santoro) can be briefly seen with an M1A1 Carbine.
M2 Carbine
Che Guevara (Benicio del Toro) uses the M2 Carbine during the Battle of Santa Clara.
Winchester Model 70
Fidel Castro (Demián Bichir) and his brother Raul (Rodrigo Santoro) use the Winchester Model 70. Che Guevara (Benicio del Toro) also carries the rifle for a short period of time.
Submachine Guns
IMI Uzi
One of Che Guevara's Captains, Lalo Sardinas (Luis Gonzaga Hernandez), carries an IMI Uzi during the revolution.
M1921AC Thompson
Camilo Cienfuegos (Santiago Cabrera), Che Guevara (Benicio del Toro) and several other rebels carry the M1921AC Thompson. Che's Thompson is occasionally fitted with a 50-round drum magazine.
Machine Guns
Browning M1919
Two Browning M1919 machine guns are captured by Che Guevara's forces from a Batista Army train during the Battle of Santa Clara.
Grenades
Mk 2 Hand Grenade
Both the rebels and Batista's army use the Mk 2 Hand Grenade.
