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Captain from Castile
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7.2Spain, 1518: young caballero Pedro De Vargas offends his sadistic neighbor De Silva, who just happens to be an officer of the Inquisition. Forced to flee, Pedro, friend Juan Garcia, and adoring servant girl Catana join Cortez' first expedition to Mexico. Arriving in the rich new land, Cortez decides to switch from exploration to conquest...with only 500 men. Embroiled in continuous adventures and a romantic interlude, Pedro almost forgets he has a deadly enemy...
Released: 1947-12-25140 minDir: Henry KingAdventureBudget: $4.5M
Cast
- Tyrone Power as Pedro De Vargas
- Jean Peters as Catana Perez
- Cesar Romero as Hernando Cortez
- Lee J. Cobb as Juan Garcia
- John Sutton as Diego De Silva
- Antonio Moreno as Don Francisco De Vargas
Themes
- mexico
- based on novel or book
- swordplay
- cuba
- sword fight
- swashbuckler
- 16th century
- spanish inquisition
- conquistador
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Henry King
- Screenwriter
- Lamar Trotti
- Cast member
- Jay Silverheels
- Composer
- Alfred Newman
- Producer
- Lamar Trotti
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Charles G. Clarke
- Narrative location
- Spain
- Filming location
- Mexico
- Duration
- 140
- FilmAffinity ID
- 331919
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Captain from Castile Henry King 1947.png
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- Commons category
- Captain from Castile
- publication date
- 1947-01-01
- title
- Captain from Castile
- distributed by
- Netflix
- costume designer
- Charles LeMaire
- film editor
- Barbara McLean
- executive producer
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- production designer
- Richard Day
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