Captain Thunder (2011)

A 12th-century knight-errant wanders the world fighting injustice and is accompanied by his faithful friends Crispin and Goliath.

Director:

Antonio Hernández

Writers:

Víctor Mora (comic), Pau Vergara

Stars:

Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Asier Etxeandia, Natasha Yarovenko

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sergio Peris-Mencheta	...	Capitán Trueno
Asier Etxeandia	...	Hassan
Natasha Yarovenko	...	Sigrid
Natalia Rodríguez	...	Venus
Gary Piquer	...	Sir Black
Francisco Merino	...	Juan de Ribera
Ramón Langa
Roberto Álvarez	...	Martin
Xabier Murua	...	Jador
Adrián Lamana	...	Crispín
Jennifer Rope	...	Ariadna
Alejandro Naranjo	...	Soldado al-katara 1
Man Martínez	...	Goliath (as Manuel Martínez)
Jon Bermúdez	...	Txerran
Luis Fernando Alvés	...	King Richard Lionheart

Storyline

A 12th-century knight-errant wanders the world fighting injustice and is accompanied by his faithful friends Crispin and Goliath.

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Plot Keywords:

sword and sorcery | hot air balloon | arms tied overhead | bare chested male bondage | ray | 

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Genres:

Adventure

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

MovieScore Media [Sweden]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

7 October 2011 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Captain Thunder

Filming Locations:

Castillo de Baños de la Encina, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Maltes Productions,SOROlla Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Estrenos Críticos: Capitán Trueno (2011)

User Reviews

Does Killian Mean Thunder in Gaelic?

The box doesn't tell you, but the DVD contains English subtitles for the Spanish- language soundtrack of this Spanish movie. I don't know which version the other reviewers watched, but the acting didn't bother me all that much with the actors' original voices sound-synched in Spanish. If you watch it, try the Spanish version first. I'm not exactly sure why the protagonist's name, Capitan Trueno (Captain Thunder), gets translated as "Prince Killian" in the subtitles and on the DVD box. No one calls him "Prince" on the Spanish soundtrack, and even the subtitles leave in all the references to thunder in dialogue meant to explain his name. (And more than half the time the subtitles correctly translate "Captain" when other characters are addressing him, so the occasional mistranslation, "Prince," like the use of "Killian," is a distraction.)

This is the kind of film I'd have enjoyed as a kid in my early teens: lots of sword- swinging male bonding, a sexy blonde heroine whom the hero eventually gets to kiss, a wizard, a monster, a Bud-Spencer-type strongman with a funny "midget" sidekick, and an assortment of villains, some with magical powers. And for modern kids, despite the Third-Crusade setting, there's a positive friendship that quickly develops between the nominally Christian Captain and a nominally Muslim prince.

The film looks great, shot as it is on the same Spanish locations where classics like EL CID were filmed, and it has a lush orchestral background score reminiscent of those old historical epics. The script, however, is definitely on the level of a 1960s kid's matinée "second feature." Yes, the Spanish text on the comic-book frames of the end credits indicates that there will be a sequel. If the same cast returns, I'll watch it - but only in their own language.