Tyrone Power
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The film is an adaptation of the 1945 best-selling novel Captain from Castile by Samuel Shellabarger. The film's story covers the first half of the historical epic, describing the protagonist's persecution at the hands of the Spanish Inquisition and his escape to the New World to join Hernán Cortés in an expedition to conquer Mexico .
Captain from Castile: Directed by Henry King. With Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb. The invasion of Mexico by Cortez, as seen by a young Spanish officer fleeing the Inquisition.
Set in 16th-century Mexico, this historical adventure follows nobleman Pedro De Vargas (Tyrone Power) as he flees from Spain after offending an Inquisition officer.
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Samuel Shellabarger's best-selling 1945 novel Captain from Castile had everything readers could want from a historical adventure: intrigue, epic action sequences, romance, exotic locales, and a dashingly brave hero pitted against a powerful evil villain.
Jun 22, 2014 · Captain from Castile begins in Spain, the early years of the sixteenth century. A member of the aristocracy, Pedro de Vargas (Power), after assisting a runaway Aztec slave, Coatl (Jay Silverheels), comes up against Diego de Silva (John Sutton), a zealous nobleman ever watchful for heretics for the Spanish Inquisition.
YouTube Movies & TV. 180M subscribers. ...more. Forced to flee his home during the Spanish Inquisition, nobleman Pedro De Vargas escapes with a beautiful peasant girl and joins Cortz on his...
