Che Part One: Argentine: Difference between revisions
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Che Part One: Argentine: Difference between revisions
Camilo Cienfuegos ([[Santiago Cabrera]], who later went on to star as Aramis in the series "The Musketeers" (2014)), Che Guevara ([[Benicio del Toro]]) and several other rebels carry the [[Thompson_Submachine_Gun#M1921_Thompson|M1921AC Thompson]]. Che's Thompson is occasionally fitted with a 50-round drum magazine.
Camilo Cienfuegos ([[Santiago Cabrera]], who later went on to star as Aramis in the series "The Musketeers" (2014)), Che Guevara ([[Benicio del Toro]]) and several other rebels carry the [[Thompson_Submachine_Gun#M1921_Thompson|M1921AC Thompson]] equipped with 20-round magazines. Che's Thompson is occasionally fitted with a 50-round drum magazine or a larger 30-round magazine.
[[File:Colt1921AC.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt M1921AC Thompson with 20-round magazine - .45 ACP]]
[[File:Colt1921AC.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Colt M1921AC Thompson with 20-round magazine - .45 ACP]]
[[File:Camilo M1921Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Camilo Cienfuegos ([[Santiago Cabrera]]) greets Che, M1921AC Thompson in hand.]]
[[File:Camilo M1921Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Camilo Cienfuegos ([[Santiago Cabrera]]) greets Che, M1921AC Thompson in hand.]]
[[File:Camilo M1921Thompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Camilo fires his Thompson.]]
[[File:Camilo M1921Thompson 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Camilo fires his Thompson.]]
[[File:Camilo M1921Thompson 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Reloading while one of his men exposes himself and complaints moments before being shot.]]
[[File:Che M1921Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Che talks to a villager, Thompson slung around his back.]]
[[File:Che M1921Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Che talks to a villager, Thompson slung around his back. Notice the larger 30-round magazine.]]
[[File:Camilo M1921Thompson 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Camilo with his Thompson.]]
[[File:Camilo M1921Thompson 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Camilo with his Thompson.]]
[[File:Camilo M1921Thompson 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Camilo aims his Thompson at a Cuban Army column.]]
[[File:Camilo M1921Thompson 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Camilo aims his Thompson at a Cuban Army column.]]
Revision as of 05:36, 18 March 2015
Che Part One: Argentine, is the first 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 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
Ramiro Valdes (Vladimir Cruz) carries an FN FAL. His version appears to be the "G Series", modified for civilian use by the U.S.
M1903A3 Springfield
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.
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.
M1 Carbine
Also carried by the rebels and Cuban Army is the M1 Carbine.
One of Che Guevara's Captains, Lalo Sardiñas (Luis Gonzaga Hernandez), carries an Sa.25 during the revolution.
M1921AC Thompson
Camilo Cienfuegos (Santiago Cabrera, who later went on to star as Aramis in the series "The Musketeers" (2014)), Che Guevara (Benicio del Toro) and several other rebels carry the M1921AC Thompson equipped with 20-round magazines. Che's Thompson is occasionally fitted with a 50-round drum magazine or a larger 30-round magazine.
M1A1 Thompson
A few of the rebels carry M1A1 Thompson submachine guns.
An M20A1 "Super Bazooka" is carried by the rebels. Che Guevara (Benicio del Toro) uses it to detonate a weapons dump, and it is used by a rebel soldier to knock out an M4 Sherman in Santa Clara.