Che Part One: Argentine: Difference between revisions
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Che Part One: Argentine: Difference between revisions
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.
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.
[[Image:Pre64WinModel70.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Winchester Model 70 - .30-06]]
[[Image:Pre64WinModel70.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Winchester Model 70 - .30-06]]
[[File:Castro Winchester70.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fidel Castro ([[Demián Bichir]]) carries a Winchester Model 70.]]
[[File:Castro Winchester70 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Castro takes aim at a Cuban Army officer.]]
[[File:Raul Winchester70.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Raul Castro ([[Rodrigo Santoro]]) fires his Winchester.]]
[[File:Che Winchester70.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Winchester Model 70 can be seen carried by Che Guevara ([[Benicio del Toro]]) (closest to camera).]]
[[File:Che Winchester70.jpg 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Che with his Winchester.]]
[[File:Castro Che Winchester70.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Che and Castro talk strategy.]]
[[File:Rebel Winchester70.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel carries a Winchester Model 70.]]
[[File:Rebel Winchester70 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A rebel with a Model 70 runs from a Cuban air strike.]]
=Submachine Guns=
=Submachine Guns=
==IMI Uzi==
==IMI Uzi==
One of Che Guevara's Captains, Lalo Sardinas ([[Luis Gonzaga Hernandez]]), carries an [[Uzi#Uzi|IMI Uzi]] during the revolution.
One of Che Guevara's Captains, Lalo Sardiñas ([[Luis Gonzaga Hernandez]]), carries an [[Uzi#Uzi|IMI Uzi]] during the revolution.
[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|350px|IMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|350px|IMI Uzi with buttstock collapsed - 9x19mm]]
[[File:Sardinas IMIUzi.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lalo Sardiñas ([[Luis Gonzaga Hernandez]]), at the front of the column, has an IMI Uzi hanging from his waist.]]
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
One of Camilo Cienfuegos' (Santiago Cabrera) men carries an M1903A3 Springfield during the attack on the Moncada Barracks, where he is killed in action. Camilio uses the Springfield when his Thompson runs out of ammunition.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe World War II Springfield Rifle - the Model 03-A3. This was a simplified version of the 1903 to supplement the M1 Garand for troops in World War 2. Many Marines and Army soldiers hit the battlefield with the 03-A3. This example was built at the Remington plant. During World War II - only Remington and Smith Corona (the typewriter company) built 03A3 rifles from the original WWI tooling from Rock Island - .30-06Error creating thumbnail: File missingCamilo Cienfuegos (Santiago Cabrera) burrows an M1903A3 Springfield from a deceased comrade.Error creating thumbnail: File missingCamilo chambers a new round into the Springfield.
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand is the standard weapon of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara's band of rebels, as well as the Cuban Army.
An M20 "Super Bazooka" is carried by the rebels. Che Guevara (Benicio del Toro) uses it to detonate a weapons cache, and it is used by a rebel soldier to knock out an M4 Sherman in Santa Clara.
