Captain from Castile (1947)
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58% of users liked it
(324 ratings)
In this big-budget historical adventure, Tyrone Power stars as Pedro De Vargas, a young and impetuous nobleman in 16th Century Spain. Pedro helps to free a slave who belongs to Diego De Silva (John Sutton), but this proves to be a mistake, as Diego is one of the leaders of the Inquisition. Diego… More In this big-budget historical adventure, Tyrone Power stars as Pedro De Vargas, a young and impetuous nobleman in 16th Century Spain. Pedro helps to free a slave who belongs to Diego De Silva (John Sutton), but this proves to be a mistake, as Diego is one of the leaders of the Inquisition. Diego soon brands Pedro a heretic, puts his family behind bars, and subjects his 12-year-old sister to torture so horrible it kills her. An outraged Pedro plots his escape, with the help of his friend Juan Garcia (Lee J. Cobb) and hot-blooded peasant girl, Catana Perez (Jean Peters). Pedro and his friends help his parents make their way out of Spain, and he soon joins forces with Hernando Cortez (Cesar Romero), who has an ambitious plan to sail to the new world in search of gold. However, a vengeful Diego uses his powers to foil Cortez, and when Diego is murdered, Pedro becomes the key suspect in the crime. Captain From Castile was shot on location in Morelos, Mexico, where the active volcano Paricutin slowed production, causing delays that expanded the film's budget to a then-extravagant $4.5 million. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Henry King
- Written By
- Lamar Trotti
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1947 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Lavish, overlong, and dull, Henry King's historical adventure stars Tyrone Power in what amounted to one of Fox's biggest-budget productions.
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Furtando-se de analisar o aspecto moral da "conquista" do México, o filme apela para o melodrama em uma tentativa frustrada de emocionar, amarrando a história em uma conclusão artificial e repleta de furos.
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Cast
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Tyrone Power
as Pedro De Vargas
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Jean Peters
as Catana Perez
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Cesar Romero
as Hernando Cortez
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Lee J Cobb
as Juan Garcia
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Antonio Moreno
as Don Francisco
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John Sutton
as Diego De Silva
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Alan Mowbray
as Prof. Botello
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Barbara Lawrence
as Luisa De Caravajal
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George Zucco
as Marquis De Caravajal
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Roy Roberts
as Capt. Alvarado
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Fred Libby
as Hernando Soler
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Virginia Brissac
as Dona Maria De Vargas
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Jay Silverheels
as Coatl
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John Laurenz
as Cermeno
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Reed Hadley
as Escudero
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John Burton
as De Lorn
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Mimi Aguglia
as Hernandez
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Robert Adler
as Reyes
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William Calles
as Aztec
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Harry Carter
as Capt. Sandoval
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Thomas Gomez
as Father Bartolome Romero
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Gilberto González
as Aztec Ambassador
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Robert Karnes
as Manuel Perez
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Julian Rivero
as Marquis' Servant
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Bud Wolfe
as Sailor
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Andres Vincente Gomez
as Guitarist
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Marc Lawrence I
as Corio
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Ed Mundy
as Crier
