Captain from Castile (1947)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.8/10   

Director:

Henry King

Escritores:

Samuel Shellabarger (novel)
Lamar Trotti (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

enero 1948 (USA)

Género:

Aventura | Drama | Familia | Romance

Frase comercial:

Master of Women's Hearts . . . . . . . Conqueror of a New World.

Plot:

The invasion of Mexico by Cortez, as seen by a young Spanish officer fleeing the Inquisition.

Plot Keywords:

Mexico | Inquisition | Spain | Expedition | Caballero

Premios:

Nominated for Oscar.

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Brilliant recreation of the Spanish conquest of Mexico

Reparto

Tyrone Power	...	Pedro De Vargas
Jean Peters	...	Catana Perez
Cesar Romero	...	Hernando Cortez
Lee J. Cobb	...	Juan Garcia
John Sutton	...	Diego De Silva
Antonio Moreno	...	Don Francisco De Vargas
Thomas Gomez	...	Father Bartolome Romero
Alan Mowbray	...	Prof. Botello (the astrologer)
Barbara Lawrence	...	Luisa De Carvajal
George Zucco	...	Marquis De Carvajal
Roy Roberts	...	Capt. Alvarado
Marc Lawrence	...	Corio

También conocida como:

Capitán de Castilla (Spain) [es]
El capitán de Castilla (Venezuela) [es]

Duración:

140 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Clasificación:

Finland:K-12

Locaciones de Filmación:

Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

Compañía:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivialidades:

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.

Citas:

[last lines]
Hernando Cortez: Gentlemen, this time last year we were fighting mosquitos in swamps, accepting paltry gifts, and half-starving. But now we stand knocking at the very door of the great Emporer Moctezuma. We shall meet with His Majesty face-to-face - have done with ambassadors and specks of gold. This, gentlemen, is just the beginning!

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en "Conquistadors" (2000)

Brilliant recreation of the Spanish conquest of Mexico

Tyrone Power in the type of role he made his own,supported by an excellent Cesar Romero as Cortez. The music by Alfred Newman and the direction together with the competent performance by the entire cast makes this film a most satisfying experience.I doubt whether there are any actors today who can emulate the style and screen presence of Power. The film script is likewise crisp and to the point.The movie is a rarity in that it does not fail the novel from which it was adapted.