Captain from Castile DVD

Captain from Castile
In this big-budget historical adventure, Tyrone Power stars as Pedro De Vargas, a young and impetuous nobleman in 16th Century Spain. Pedro helps to free a slave who belongs to Diego De Silva (John Sutton), but this proves to be a mistake, as Diego is one of the leaders of the Inquisition. Diego soon brands Pedro a heretic, puts his family behind bars, and subjects his 12-year-old sister to torture so horrible it kills her. An outraged Pedro plots his escape, with the help of his friend Juan Garcia (Lee J. Cobb) and hot-blooded peasant girl, Catana Perez (Jean Peters). Pedro and his friends help his parents make their way out of Spain, and he soon joins forces with Hernando Cortez (Cesar Romero), who has an ambitious plan to sail to the new world in search of gold. However, a vengeful Diego uses his powers to foil Cortez, and when Diego is murdered, Pedro becomes the key suspect in the crime. Captain From Castile was shot on location in Morelos, Mexico, where the active volcano Paricutin slowed production, causing delays that expanded the film's budget to a then-extravagant $4.5 million. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Tyrone Power as Pedro De Vargas Jean Peters as Catana Perez Cesar Romero as Hernando Cortez Lee J. Cobb as Juan Garcia Antonio Moreno as Don Francisco John Sutton as Diego De Silva Alan Mowbray as Prof. Botello Barbara Lawrence as Luisa De Caravajal George Zucco as Marquis De Caravajal Roy Roberts as Capt. Alvarado Fred Libby as Hernando Soler Virginia Brissac as Dona Maria De Vargas Jay Silverheels as Coatl John Laurenz as Cermeno Reed Hadley as Escudero John Burton as De Lorn Mimi Aguglia as Hernandez

Crew James Basevi - Art Director Richard Day - Art Director Charles LeMaire - Costume Designer Henry King - Director Barbara McLean - Editor Alfred Newman - Composer (Music Score) Arthur E. Arling - Cinematographer Charles G. Clarke - Cinematographer Lamar Trotti - Producer Thomas K. Little - Set Designer Fred Sersen - Special Effects Lamar Trotti - Screenwriter Samuel Shellabarger - Book Author

Captain from Castile
(not reviewed)
 

Alfred Newman: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Score - Drama or Comedy (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: Commentary with film historians Rudy Behlmer, Jon Burlingame and Nick Redman Isolated score track Tyrone Power's The Leading Ladies featurette Advertising gallery Still gallery Original theatrical DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 141 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- Captain From Castile 1. Main Titles/Runaway Slave [7:23] 2. Ruined Tablecloth [4:49] 3. Juan Garcia [4:28] 4. A Warning [:24] 5. Courtship [5:36] 6. Arrested for Heresy [2:10] 7. The Lie Stinks [5:00] 8. Prison Escape [3:07] 9. Ride to Safety [:33] 10. A Good Match [7:29] 11. Chance of a Lifetime [6:10] 12. A Good Omen [1:48] 13. Penance [1:12] 14. Ambition [3:50] 15. Love Magic [1:58] 16. Campfire Dance [2:08] 17. Blinded by Gold [3:40] 18. Crazy Drunk [3:38] 19. Stolen Gems [3:31] 20. A Promise of Ducats [3:23] 21. In God's Hands [2:05] 22. At Cholulu [4:32] 23. Different Names [2:24] 24. Catana's Secret [11:09] 25. An Old Enemy [3:22] 26. The Inquisition [:37] 27. Murder [5:34] 28. Just the Beginning [6:36]