72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Captain from Castile

Henry King
USA
Synopsis
Pedro de Vargas is a young 16th-century Spanish nobleman accused of heresy by the inquisitor Diego de Silva. After his 12-year-old sister is tortured to death, friends help him and his parents to escape. Vargas sees his parents safely out of Spain and enlists in Cortes' army, on its way to the New World in search of riches and fame, until he can avenge his sister's death. He rises to the rank of captain, but De Silva arrives during the march to Mexico to unmask the heretics in their ranks.
Director
Henry King
Screenplay
Lamar Trotti
Photography
Charles G. Clarke, Arthur E. Arling, Nathalie Kalmus
Edition
Barbara McLean
Music
Alfred Newman
Cast
Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb, John Sutton
Running Time
140 m.
Country
USA
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