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Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile

Captain from Castile

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

Genres

Adventure

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Spain, 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...

Others

Budget

$4500000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

140 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

25 December 1947

Country

United States of America

Cast

Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power

Pedro De Vargas

Jean Peters

Jean Peters

Catana Perez

Cesar Romero

Cesar Romero

Hernando Cortez

Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

Juan Garcia

John Sutton

John Sutton

Diego De Silva

Antonio Moreno

Antonio Moreno

Don Francisco De Vargas

Thomas Gomez

Thomas Gomez

Father Bartolome Romero

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

Prof. Botello

Barbara Lawrence

Barbara Lawrence

Luisa De Carvajal

George Zucco

George Zucco

Marquis De Carvajal

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

Capt. Alvarado

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Corio

Mimi Aguglia

Mimi Aguglia

Doña Hernandez (uncredited)

Virginia Brissac

Virginia Brissac

Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)

Robert Adler

Robert Adler

Reyes (uncredited)

Dolly Arriaga

Dolly Arriaga

Mercedes De Vargas (uncredited)

John Burton

John Burton

DeLora (uncredited)

Guillermo Calles

Guillermo Calles

Aztec (uncredited)

Harry Carter

Harry Carter

Capt. Sandoval (uncredited)

David Cota

David Cota

Singer (uncredited)

Gilberto González

Gilberto González

Aztec Ambassador (uncredited)

Reed Hadley

Reed Hadley

Juan Escudero (uncredited)

Estela Inda

Estela Inda

Doña Marina (uncredited)

Robert Karnes

Robert Karnes

Manuel Perez (uncredited)

John Laurenz

John Laurenz

Diego Cermeno (uncredited)

Fred Libby

Fred Libby

Hernan Soler (uncredited)

Chris-Pin Martin

Chris-Pin Martin

Sancho Lopez (uncredited)

Edward Mundy

Edward Mundy

Crier (uncredited)

Julian Rivero

Julian Rivero

Marquis' Servant (uncredited)

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

Spanish Army Officer (uncredited)

Jay Silverheels

Jay Silverheels

Coatl (uncredited)

Ramón Sánchez

Ramón Sánchez

Aztec (uncredited)

Bud Wolfe

Bud Wolfe

Sailor (uncredited)

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