Death of Che Guevara in Bolivia 1967

Bolivia: Situation due to the death of Ernesto "Che" Guevara. General views of the town of Vallegrande. close-ups of the front of the Montesolares warehouse. General views of a group of men gathered in the street and one of them shows a magazine with a photograph of Che Guevara and another of the President of Cuba, Oswaldo Dorticos Torrado. General views of the corpse of Che Guevara and the other two dead guerrillas, being shown to journalists. Villagers and a group of Bolivian rangers are also seen entering the place to see Che's body. General views of Bolivian rangers displaying some of Che Guevara's belongings. (Ambient sound)
Reference: On the afternoon of October 9, the body of Che Guevara was taken by helicopter to Vallegrande and was placed in the laundry room of the Nuestro Señor de Malta hospital, where it remained on public display during that day and the following day, introducing a large quantity of formaldehyde to prevent decomposition. Hundreds of people (soldiers, residents, onlookers, journalists) came to see the body. Among the belongings seized by the military was the newspaper that Che kept in Bolivia.
Date: 10/10/1967
Duration: 1 minute 22 seconds
Film Code: B-14362

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