The Motorcycle Diaries

The Motorcycle Diaries (Spanish: Diarios de motocicleta) is a 2004 biopic about the journey and written memoir of the 23-year-old Ernesto Guevara, who would several years later become internationally known as the iconic Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara. The film recounts the 1952 expedition, initially by motorcycle, across South America by Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado. As the adventure initially centered around youthful hedonism unfold... More

Initial release date:

  • Jan 15, 2004

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 7 min

Screenplay by:

Also known as:

  • The Motorcycle Diaries,
  • Diarios de motocicleta,
  • I diari della motocicletta

Film

Directed by

Walter Salles

Walter Moreira Salles, Jr. (born April 12, 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker and film producer of international prominence. Salles was born in Rio de Janeiro. He is the son of Elizinha Goncalves and Walter Moreira Salles, a Brazilian banker and ambassador, and the brother of João Moreira Salles, also...

Tagline:

  • Before he changed the world the world changed him

Cinematography:

Edited by:

Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 2004
  • Feb 15, 2005
  • Sep 24, 2004
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Runtime:

  • 2 h 7 min
  • 2 h 6 min
  • 2 h 8 min
  • 2 h 4 min
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Awards

Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominees

Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance Winners

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Media

Adapted From

Notas de viaje

Notas de viaje is a novel written by Che Guevara.

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