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Infamous assassinations. Episode 14, The assassination of Che Guevara / producer/directors, Jonathan Martin, Nicolas Wright ; produced by Nugus/Martin Productions Ltd. for BBC Worldwide Ltd.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Guevara, Che, 1928-1967--Assassination.
- Guevara, Che.
- Revolutionaries--Argentina.
- Revolutionaries.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (27 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Assassination of Che Guevara
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2007.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Get ready to witness the 20th Century's most damaging and outrageous assassination attempts, first-hand. From the assassination of John F Kennedy to the gunning down of Mahatma Gandhi, the tragic shooting of John Lennon to the brutal bombing of one of Hitler's henchmen, this series brings you as close to the killers as the cameramen themselves - which sometimes means just a few feet. Using rare archive footage and reconstructions, each episode focuses on a different story, from attacks on royalty, politicians and guerrilla leaders to media personalities who all, for one reason or another, stepped in the way of an assassin determined to bring their life to an end. Many of their motives have remained shrouded in mystery. Until now ... Born to a middle-class Argentine family, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara became an icon for revolution and rebellious youth all over the world. One of Fidel Castro's most trusted lieutenants in the Cuban revolution, he left to become a guerrilla leader fermenting uprisings against other South American dictatorships. Captured in Bolivia on 8 October 1967, he was assassinated by a CIA-inspired killer.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Robert Powell.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 25, 2019).
- OCLC:
- 1101022483
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