The Lieutenant Nun (1944)
- Original title
- La monja alférez
- Directed by
- Emilio Gómez Muriel
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film is about a young woman who leaves a convent and disguises herself as a man. She then goes on various adventures across colonial-era lands.
historically-inspiredadventurousswashbucklingdramaticmoodypicaresquebriskheroicromanticized
What happens
The Lieutenant Nun (Spanish: La monja alférez) is a 1944 Mexican historical adventure film directed by Emilio Gómez Muriel and starring María Félix, Ángel Garasa and José Cibrián. It is based on the life of Antonio de Erauso (a.k.a. Catalina de Erauso). The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge Fernández. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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