The Motorcycle Diaries
Walter Salles, 2004
The Motorcycle Diaries
Ernesto Che Guevara, 1992
The Motorcycle Diaries is a movie directed by Walter Salles in 2004 and based on the book The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey by Ernesto Che Guevara, first published in 1992. The movie features Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mía Maestro, Mercedes Morán, Jorge Chiarella, Gabriela Aguilera, and others.
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Storyline
In 1952, a semester before Ernesto Fuser Guevara is due to complete his medical degree, he and his older friend Alberto Granado, a biochemist, leave Buenos Aires to travel across South America. They desire to see as much of Latin America as they can, more than 8,700 miles in just four and a half months
Movie vs Book
Year
2004
Minutes
126
Movie Rate
7.80
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Motorcycle Diaries
Original title: Diarios de motocicleta
Director: Walter Salles
Country: Argentina
Year: 2004
Length: 2h6m
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Year
1992
Pages
175
Book Rate
7.54
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Book
The Motorcycle Diaries
Original title: Diarios de motocicleta: notas de viaje por América Latina
Subtitle: Notes on a Latin American Journey
Author: Ernesto Che Guevara
Country: Argentina
First published in: 1992
Length: 175 pages
Genre: Biography
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