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In the sixteenth century, young nobleman Pedro De Vargas, forced to flee Spain during the Inquisition, joins Cortez' first expedition to Mexico. Arriving in the New World, Cortez decides to switch from exploration to conquest. Pedro becomes embroiled in continuous adventures and a romantic in...

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Uniform Title:Captain from Castile (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Fox Video (Firm)
Other Authors: King, Henry, 1886-1982, Trotti, Lamar, 1900-1952, Power, Tyrone, 1914-1958, Peters, Jean, 1926-2000, Romero, Cesar, 1907-1994, Cobb, Lee J., 1911-1976, Sutton, John, 1908-1963, Shellabarger, Samuel, 1888-1954
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Fox Video, [1997]
Series:Studio classic.
Subjects:
Action and adventure films.
Mexico > History > Conquest, 1519-1540 > Drama.
Conquerors > Mexico > Drama.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
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Summary:In the sixteenth century, young nobleman Pedro De Vargas, forced to flee Spain during the Inquisition, joins Cortez' first expedition to Mexico. Arriving in the New World, Cortez decides to switch from exploration to conquest. Pedro becomes embroiled in continuous adventures and a romantic interlude.
Item Description:Videocassette release of the 1947 motion picture.
Based on the novel by Samuel Shellabarger.
Formatted to fit TV screen.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (approximately 141 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Audience:HIST.
Not rated.
Production Credits:Photography, Charles G. Clarke, Arthur E. Arling ; editor, Barbara McLean ; music, Alfred Newman.
ISBN:0793989809