Che (Criterion Collection) (DVD)

Far from a conventional biopic, Steven Soderbergh's film about Che Guevara is a fascinating exploration of the revolutionary as icon. Daring in it's refusal to make the socialist leader into an easy martyr or hero, Che paints a vivid, naturalistic portrait of the man himself (with a stunning, Cannes-award-winning performance by Benicio del Toro), from his overthrow of the Batista dictatorship, to his 1964 United Nations trip, to the end of his short life. Originally released in two parts, the first a kaleidoscope view of the Cuban revolution and the second an all-action dramatization of Che's failed campaign in Bolivia, Che is presented here in it's complete form. Also available on Blu-ray.

Starring: Demián Bichir, Jorge Minguez, Jorge Perugorr a, Jorge Perugorría, Benicio Del Toro, Demi?n Bichir, Santiago Cabrera, Elvira Minguez, Jorge Perugorria, Edgar Ramirez, Yul Vazquez, Julia Ormond, Marc-Andre Grondin, Oscar Isaac, Carlos Bardem, Cristian Mercado, Eduard Fernández, Elvira Mínguez, Jordi Mollà, Kahlil Mendez, Marc-André Grondin, Óscar Jaenada, Yul Vázquez, Victor Rasuk, Armando Riesco, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Rodrigo Santoro, Unax Ugalde, Joaquim de Almeida, Oscar Jaenada, Roberto Urbina, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Ruben Ochandiano, Gaston Pauls, Lou Diamond Phillips, Franka Potente, Mark Umbers, Maria Isabel Diaz, Mateo Gomez, Ramon Fernandez, Octavio Gomez, Rene Lavan, Jsu Garcia, Aaron Staton, Vladimir Cruz, Raul Gomez, Pablo Duran, Manuel Cabral, Oscar Colon, Pedro Telemaco, Sam Robards, Stephen Mailer, Carlos Acosta, Blanca Lissette Cruz, Euriamis Losada, Jon DeVries, Leslie Lyles, Meg Gibson, Alex Manette, Antonio de la Torre, Marco Antonio, Raul Arevalo, P J Benjamin, Al Espinosa, Michael Countryman, Sgt. Maj. James D. Dever, Luis Callejo, Joe Urla, David Selvas, Jesus Carroza, Enrique Arce, Eduardo Fern?ndez, Luis Alberto Garcia, Teofilo Torres, Miguel Rodarte, Bruno Bichir, Guillermo Rios

Director: Benicio Del Toro, Bill Pohlad, Laura Bickford, Steven Soderbergh, Tay Garnett