description Captain from Castile Overview
Captain from Castile is a 1947 Technicolor adventure film directed by Henry King and starring Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, and Cesar Romero. Filmed in Michoacán, Mexico, it incorporates scenes of the erupting Parícutin volcano. The movie marked the feature film debuts of Jean Peters and Jay Silverheels.
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info Captain from Castile Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1947 |
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What is Captain from Castile about?
The film follows Pedro de Vargas, a Spanish nobleman persecuted by the Inquisition who escapes to the New World and joins Hernán Cortés's expedition. Tyrone Power plays Pedro, with Jean Peters as Catana and Cesar Romero as Hernando Cortez.
When was Captain from Castile released?
Captain from Castile was released in 1947 as a Technicolor historical adventure from 20th Century-Fox. Henry King directed the film from Samuel Shellabarger's 1945 novel.
Was Captain from Castile filmed near an erupting volcano?
Yes, location filming in Mexico incorporated views of Parícutin, which had begun erupting in 1943. The volcano appears in the film's Mexican landscape footage and gives the adventure an unusually dramatic natural backdrop.
Was Captain from Castile Jean Peters's first film?
Yes, Captain from Castile marked Jean Peters's feature-film debut. She later became widely known for her marriage to Howard Hughes, but in this 1947 film she plays Catana Perez.
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