Captain from Castile (1947)
Almost impossibly handsome, enormously popular, and with excellent acting credentials, Power nearly singlehandedly kept the studio solvent in the traumatic transition years following WWII, with costume epics like "Captain from Castile" showcasing his strengths.
"Castile" echoes Power's earlier films, "The Mark of Zorro" and "Son of Fury", as again he plays a gallant standing against an arrogant aristocratic class, but this time he runs afoul of the Inquisition, and must flee Spain to re-establish his wealth and reputation, accompanied by loyal friend Lee J. Cobb, and a servant girl who secretly adores him (Jean Peters, in one of her best performances). Recruited into the service of the charismatic Hernando Cortez (Cesar Romero, who nearly steals the film), it's off to Aztlan (Mexico, today) with a small army to face the overwhelming but naive Aztec civilization.
While the film frequently drifts into melodrama, shooting on location in Mexico (with the permission and support of the Mexican government), in glorious Technicolor, gives even the most mundane moments a sense of spectacle, and the cast is in top form. Worth singling out is a terrific supporting performance by Thomas Gomez, as a soldier/priest who dispenses common sense as well as religion, and helps Power realize that the woman he truly loves is not on a balcony, in Spain, but beside him, as they march towards their destiny.
Two aspects of the film deserve special recognition; Alfred Newman's score, featuring the vaulting 'Conquest' march, is one of the finest of his long career, and is even more popular today than when the film was released; and Arthur E. Arling and Charles G. Clarke's cinematography is truly magnificent, particularly in the breathtaking finale, as Cortez' forces proudly march across a broad plain, with active volcanoes in the background. Never has going 'on location' been more justified, as the image is unforgettable!
Género:
Aventuras / Drama / Familiar / Romántica
Nacionalidad:
USA
Director:
Henry King
Actores:
Tyrone Power
Jean Peters
Cesar Romero
Lee J. Cobb
John Sutton
Antonio Moreno
Thomas Gomez
Alan Mowbray
Barbara Lawrence
George Zucco
Roy Roberts
Marc Lawrence
Robert Shaw
Productor:
Lamar Trotti
Guión:
Samuel Shellabarger
Lamar Trotti
Fotografía:
Arthur E. Arling
Charles G. Clarke
Música:
Alfred Newman
Sinopsis:
Durante la conquista de México, un ciudadano lucha por defender el honor de su familia ante un inquisidor español.
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Specs CD1:
Filesize.....: 698 MB (or 715,012 KB or 732,172,288 bytes)
Runtime......: 01:07:06 (96,522 fr)
Video Codec..: XviD
Video Bitrate: 1383 kb/s
Audio Codec..: 0x0055(MP3) ID'd as MPEG-1 Layer 3
Audio Bitrate: 64 kb/s, monophonic VBR
Frame Size...: 576x416 (1.38:1) [=18:13]
Specs CD2:
Filesize.....: 699 MB (or 716,064 KB or 733,249,536 bytes)
Runtime......: 01:13:57 (106,373 fr)
Video Codec..: XviD
Video Bitrate: 1250 kb/s
Audio Codec..: 0x0055(MP3) ID'd as MPEG-1 Layer 3
Audio Bitrate: 64 kb/s, monophonic VBR
Frame Size...: 576x416 (1.38:1) [=18:13]
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