Steineded How sad is this?

Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

steveo122 When I was a kid, there was no better promise of swashbuckling adventure than the sight of Tyrone Power with a sword in his hand. "The Mark of Zorro", "The Black Swan, "Prince of Foxes", "The Black Rose". Pick any one for grand adventure. "Captain from Castile" is the state of the art might and glory of the Hollywood studio system doing an epic adventure blockbuster the way they used to do them.

Mark Turner Tyrone Power was a force to be reckoned with when at his peak. Contracted to 20th Century Fox he was their lead performer for years. He was as adept at comedy and drama as he was the numerous swashbuckling films he made. And at the height of his career he made this film at a staggering (at the time) costs for production. Not only that the film runs 2 hours and 21 minutes, something unheard of at the time.The story is quite involved and takes place in two locales. The first is in Spain in the 1500s. There Pedro De Vargas (Power) is part of the upper class, a nobleman well loved. Pedro is in love with a fair haired maiden named Luisa De Carvajal (Barbara Lawrence). But Luisa has also caught the eye of Diego De Silva, the local representative of the Inquisition. When Pedro helps Coatl (Jay Silverheels), one of De Silva's Indian slaves escape, De Silva has Pedro and his family arrested and ready for questioning. His first victim is Pedro's 12 year old sister who dies while being tortured.Placed in cells Pedro is rescued by Juan Garcia (Lee J. Cobb), an adventurer friend he made earlier who lost part of his family to De Silva as well. A sword fight with De Silva leaves him bleeding and thought dead. While his parents head for the safety of Italy, Pedro along with Juan and Catana Perez (Jean Peters), a young woman Pedro helped when De Silva's men were upon her, all decide to join an expedition to the new world. Hoping to change their fortunes they sign on with Hernando Cortez (Cesar Romero) and his search for gold possessed by the Aztecs.The film shifts to their adventures there in the new world and there are plenty of them. Between duplicitous seamen and the locals unwilling to simply part with their treasures the lives of these three are not easy. Added to the mix is the fact that Catana has fallen hopelessly in love with Pedro while Juan has grown fond of her at the same time.Pedro deals with his past when confronted by Father Bartolome Romero (Thomas Gomez). When asked why he hasn't shown up to mass he confesses his past sins and the death of his nemesis De Silva. Father Romero forgives him of his sins and makes him promise to atone for them. Which becomes an issue when nearly a year later De Silva shows up to represent the king and as a guest of Cortez.Keep in mind these are the basics of the story going on here, the bones that flesh is wrapped around. The movie is filled with romance and adventure like many movies of the time offered. What makes the movie special is that it is all done with such skill. Every bit of the movie comes together to make the story come alive, especially the score by composer/conductor Alfred Newman. Power is at his best here and Peters makes it hard to believe that this was her first film.Twilight Time has released the film with the cleanest picture ever offered for this title. In addition to that they've thrown in a number of extras this time around including an isolated music track, an audio commentary track featuring film historians Rudy Behlmer, Jon Burlingame and Nick Redman, TYRONE POWER: THE LAST IDOL an episode of the old Biography series, TYRONE POWER AND HIS LEADING LADIES and the original theatrical trailer. Once more Twilight Time has limited this to just 3,000 copies to pick one up if you're a fan.

oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- Captain from Castile, 1947. In 1500s Spain, a son of a nobleman gets caught up in the Inquisition to where his family is killed by them. He wants revenge and to clear his family name. Instead, he decides to travel with the Cortez expedition and to make his fortune in Mexico.*Special Stars- Tyrone Power, Lee J. Cobb, Cesar Romero, Jay Silverheels. *Theme- Man's need for exploration can become his own future full of positive promise and riches. *Trivia/location/goofs- Color. Jay Silverheels plays an Aztec Indian in Spain and Mexico. Filmed on location in central Mexico near where the history took place. The film was lucky enough to be filming in a volcano's valley while it was smoking actively for picture. Film's memorable heroic Alfred Neuman music features what was to become the University of Southern California (USC) 'fight' song played during the conquest of the Aztecs scenes with Cortez. *Emotion- A wonderfully colorful, exciting, and well acted film of this historic period. Always a film that uplifts the viewer's spirit with the plot's drama and action.*Based On- Loosely follows Captain Cortez histories in his conquest of Mexico.

wes-connors Spain in the spring of 1518 finds dashing nobleman Tyrone Power (as Pedro de Vargas) helping an acquaintance on horseback find a runaway servant. Locating the man, Mr. Power discovers he is slave friend Jay Silverheels (as Coatl), who shows his back has red welts from being whipped. Moreover, his wicked master John Sutton (as Diego de Silva) is in charge of the Spanish Inquisition. Power becomes "persona non grata" with Mr. Sutton, to put it mildly. What happens to Power's little sister is shocking for a mainstream film seen by general audiences, even though the deed occurs off-screen...Power's allies include pretty Jean Peters (as Catana Perez), enterprising Lee J. Cobb (as Juan Garcia) and colonizing Cesar Romero (as Hernan Cortes). The action eventually moves to Mexico. It's nice to see stereotyped thug Marc Lawrence (as Corio) doing a good deed. The film is lavishly presented in Technicolor by director Henry King with his cinematographers Charles G. Clarke and Arthur E. Arling. Alfred Newman's terrific musical score was nominated for an "Oscar" and Ms. Peters' busty debut received a "Newcomer" nomination in the annual "Film Daily" poll. However, the story is wearisome.****** Captain from Castile (12/25/47) Henry King ~ Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb