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Captain from Castile

  • 19471947
  • PassedPassed
  • 2h 20m
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6.8/10
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Tyrone Power, Lee J. Cobb, Cesar Romero, Jean Peters, and John Sutton in Captain from Castile (1947)
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AdventureDrama
The invasion of Mexico by Cortez, as seen by a young Spanish officer fleeing the Inquisition.The invasion of Mexico by Cortez, as seen by a young Spanish officer fleeing the Inquisition.The invasion of Mexico by Cortez, as seen by a young Spanish officer fleeing the Inquisition.
IMDb RATING
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2.1K
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    • Henry King
  • Writers
    • Lamar Trotti(screenplay)
    • Samuel Shellabarger(novel)
    • John Tucker Battle(contributing writer)
  • Stars
    • Tyrone Power
    • Jean Peters
    • Cesar Romero
    • Henry King
  • Writers
    • Lamar Trotti(screenplay)
    • Samuel Shellabarger(novel)
    • John Tucker Battle(contributing writer)
  • Stars
    • Tyrone Power
    • Jean Peters
    • Cesar Romero
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 56User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Tyrone Power, Cesar Romero, and Jean Peters in Captain from Castile (1947)
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    Tyrone Power and Barbara Lawrence in Captain from Castile (1947)
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    Tyrone Power and Lee J. Cobb in Captain from Castile (1947)
    Jean Peters in Captain from Castile (1947)
    Cesar Romero and Estela Inda in Captain from Castile (1947)
    Tyrone Power and Jean Peters in Captain from Castile (1947)
    John Sutton in Captain from Castile (1947)
    Dolly Arriaga, Virginia Brissac, and Antonio Moreno in Captain from Castile (1947)
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    Tyrone Power
    Tyrone Power
    • Pedro De Vargas
    Jean Peters
    Jean Peters
    • Catana Perez
    Cesar Romero
    Cesar Romero
    • Hernando Cortez
    Lee J. Cobb
    Lee J. Cobb
    • Juan Garcia
    John Sutton
    John Sutton
    • Diego De Silva
    Antonio Moreno
    Antonio Moreno
    • Don Francisco De Vargas
    Thomas Gomez
    Thomas Gomez
    • Father Bartolome Romero
    Alan Mowbray
    Alan Mowbray
    • Prof. Botello
    Barbara Lawrence
    Barbara Lawrence
    • Luisa De Carvajal
    George Zucco
    George Zucco
    • Marquis De Carvajal
    Roy Roberts
    Roy Roberts
    • Capt. Alvarado
    Marc Lawrence
    Marc Lawrence
    • Corio
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Reyes
    • (uncredited)
    Mimi Aguglia
    Mimi Aguglia
    • Doña Hernandez
    • (uncredited)
    Dolly Arriaga
    • Mercedes De Vargas
    • (uncredited)
    Virginia Brissac
    Virginia Brissac
    • Doña Maria De Vargas
    • (uncredited)
    John Burton
    • DeLora
    • (uncredited)
    Willie Calles
    • Aztec
    • (uncredited)
      • Henry King
    • Writers
      • Lamar Trotti(screenplay)
      • Samuel Shellabarger(novel)
      • John Tucker Battle(contributing writer) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      In several of the scenes in Mexico, a large smoke cloud is seen on the horizon. At the end of the movie smoke is shown rising from a volcano. This is most likely a fortuitous eruption of the Paricutin volcano in 1947, when the movie was filmed, standing in for the eruption of Popocatepetl on Cortez's day.
    • Goofs
      Early in the film in the prison, several characters are shown in separate scenes carrying a lantern and appear to be dragging an electrical cord attached to one of their legs. Although there is a candle in the lantern, the light coming from the lantern is so constant and bright that it is obviously coming from an electric light bulb shining down from the top of the lantern.
    • Quotes

      Pedro De Vargas: [reacting to the torture of his sister] I'll confess anything if you'll just release her!

      Don Francisco De Vargas: No! Do not save her by a lie! Silva, if you do this thing, look to your own soul!

    • Connections
      Featured in Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997)

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    Sumptuous historical romance with great Alfred Newman score...
    Tyrone Power is a nobleman forced to flee his home during the Spanish Inquisition. A series of adventures follow featuring a beautiful peasant girl (Jean Peters) who escapes with him. Both of them are hunted by an evil officer (John Sutton) and later all are involved in following Cortez on his expedition to Mexico.

    Swordplay, battle scenes, triumphal marches and a bittersweet love story combine to make this the kind of adventure-romance Tyrone Power inevitably found himself in at Fox. The color photography is gorgeous and the music, by Alfred Newman, is outstanding, ranging from tender love themes to dances and the march for Cortez. It's lavish entertainment on a grand scale--with just a few slow stretches--but all in all guaranteed to give you satisfying entertainment.

    Parents beware: the Inquisition scenes are realistic and there are scenes of brutality not advisable for the very young.
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    • May 10, 2001

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    • Release date
      • January 1948 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Nahuatl
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      • Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • 2 hours 20 minutes

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