Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer (2006)
"Alatriste" (original title)

Viggo Mortensen plays the Spanish soldier-turned-mercenary Captain Alatriste, a heroic figure from the country's 17th century imperial wars.

Director:

Agustín Díaz Yanes

Writers:

Arturo Pérez-Reverte (novels), Agustín Díaz Yanes,

Stars:

Viggo Mortensen, Elena Anaya, Unax Ugalde

4 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Viggo Mortensen	...	Diego Alatriste
Elena Anaya	...	Angélica de Alquézar
Unax Ugalde	...	Íñigo Balboa
Eduard Fernández	...	Sebastián Copons
Eduardo Noriega	...	Conde de Guadalmedina
Ariadna Gil	...	María de Castro
Juan Echanove	...	Francisco de Quevedo
Javier Cámara	...	Conde Duque de Olivares
Antonio Dechent	...	Curro Garrote
Blanca Portillo	...	Fray Emilio Bocanegra
Francesc Garrido	...	Martín Saldaña
Pilar López de Ayala	...	Mujer de Malatesta
Jesús Castejón	...	Luis de Alquézar
Cristina Marcos	...	Joyera
Luis Zahera	...	Pereira

Storyline

Spain 17th century.Diego Alatriste, brave and heroic soldier, is fighting under his King's army in the Flandes region. His best mate, Balboa, falls in a trap and near to die ask to Diego, as his last desire, to looking after his son Inigo and grow him as a soldier. Alatriste has to come back to Madrid.

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Plot Keywords:

army | spain | 17th century | desire | trap | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | Romance | Thriller | War

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Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [es]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish Flemish Latin Portuguese

Release Date:

1 September 2006 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Captain Alatriste

Filming Locations:

Baeza, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

€24,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Estudios Picasso, Origen Producciones Cinematograficas S.A., NBC Universal Global Networks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

145 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film is based in a series of novels written by former Spanish war correspondent Arturo Pérez-Reverte. He had the idea for the books when he had a look at his daughter Carlota's History book from school and saw that only one page was devoted to the 'Siglo de Oro', the years in the 16th-17th centuries when Spain was the world's dominating superpower. Carlota, then 12, helped her father research the period, and the first novel, published in 1996, was published with 'Arturo y Carlota Pérez-Reverte' as the author. Five novels were published before the film was shot, and the film is based in the most important episodes in all of them... and beyond. The sixth novel was published in Spain in December 2006, and Pérez-Reverte has said he has drawn some inspiration from the film for the upcoming novels.

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Goofs

When Iñigo arrives at the beach after being freed from the galleys, a really tall modern building can be seen at the left part of the screen.

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Quotes

Conde Duque de Olivares: Without Flandes, there's nothing... Captain.

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Connections

Spoofed in Spanish Movie (2009)

User Reviews

A good history film

XVII Spanish Century is too rich to be told in two hours and a half, and that's what the film has tried. Perhaps too many characters that unable us to be identified with them. Alatriste is too many things in just one: the brave, the hard, the rebel, the lover, the good father... but far from us. I don't think it is Viggo's problem. If you read the novels you will find the same lack. Although we have expected more of this film, it would be unfair to say that this film is not worthy watching it. Actors are great, also wigs and customs (sometimes Spanish people cannot forget them without wigs!). Battles and photography are excellent. The films' atmosphere is much more better than other history films, the fog, the use of light. Go, watch it and make your opinion!