Captain from Castile (1947)
- Directed by
- Henry King
- Genre
- drama film, adventure film, historical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 32 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Spanish nobleman is persecuted by the Inquisition and flees to Mexico, where he joins Hernan Cortes on a conquest. The film follows his struggles and adventures in the New World.
epicadventurousswashbucklinghistoricaldramaticcolorfulromantic
What happens
Captain from Castile is a 1947 American historical adventure film. It was released by 20th Century-Fox. Directed by Henry King, the Technicolor film stars Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, and Cesar Romero. Shot on location in Michoacán, Mexico, the film includes scenes of the Parícutin volcano, which was then erupting. Captain from Castile was the feature film debut of Jean Peters, who later married industrialist Howard Hughes, and of Mohawk actor Jay Silverheels, who later portrayed Tonto on the television series The Lone Ranger. The film is an adaptation of the 1945 best-selling novel Captain from Castile by Samuel Shellabarger. The film's story covers the first half of the historical epic, describing the protagonist's persecution at the hands of the Spanish Inquisition and his escape to the New World to join Hernán Cortés in an expedition to conquer Mexico. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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