Captain Poison (1950)
- Original title
- El capitán Veneno
- Directed by
- Luis Marquina
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- AP
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 4 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 woman has to manage a stubborn and hot-tempered military man who is recovering from an injury in her home. Set in 1840s Spain, the story plays out as a battle of wills between them.
lightheartedwhimsicalbreezyplayfulperiod-flavoredcomicalromantic
What happens
Captain Poison (Spanish: El capitán Veneno) is a 1951 Spanish historical comedy film directed by Luis Marquina and starring Sara Montiel, Fernando Fernán Gómez and Amparo Martí. It is an adaptation of a novel of the same title by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón which had previously been made into a 1943 Argentine film and a 1945 Mexican film. The story is set in Spain during the 1840s, in the reign of Isabella II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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