Captain from Castile (1947)
Master of Women's Hearts . . . . . . . Conqueror of a New World.
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...
- Date of release
- 1947-12-25
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (32)
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Genres
- Adventure
- Director
- Henry King
Casting
- Tyrone Power — Pedro De Vargas
- Jean Peters — Catana Perez
- Cesar Romero — Hernando Cortez
- Lee J. Cobb — Juan Garcia
- John Sutton — Diego De Silva
- Antonio Moreno — Don Francisco De Vargas
- Thomas Gomez — Father Bartolome Romero
- Alan Mowbray — Prof. Botello
- Barbara Lawrence — Luisa De Carvajal
- George Zucco — Marquis De Carvajal
- Roy Roberts — Capt. Alvarado
- Marc Lawrence — Corio
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