Captain from Castile
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7.2Spain, 1518: young caballero Pedro De Vargas offends his sadistic neighbor De Silva, who just happens to be an officer of the Inquisition. Forced to flee, Pedro, friend Juan Garcia, and adoring servant girl Catana join Cortez' first expedition to Mexico. Arriving in the rich new land, Cortez decides to switch from exploration to conquest...with only 500 men. Embroiled in continuous adventures and a romantic interlude, Pedro almost forgets he has a deadly enemy...
Released: 1947-12-25140 minDir: Henry KingAdventure
Cast
- Tyrone Power as Pedro De Vargas
- Jean Peters as Catana Perez
- Cesar Romero as Hernando Cortez
- Lee J. Cobb as Juan Garcia
- John Sutton as Diego De Silva
- Antonio Moreno as Don Francisco De Vargas
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1947
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Henry King
- Screenwriter
- Lamar Trotti
- Cast member
- Jay Silverheels
- Composer
- Alfred Newman
- Producer
- Lamar Trotti
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
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1940s color films1940s historical adventure films1947 American films1947 English-language films1947 films20th Century Fox filmsAmerican historical adventure filmsCultural depictions of Hernán CortésEnglish-language historical adventure filmsFilms about conquistadorsFilms based on American novelsFilms directed by Henry King