Der Hauptmann von Kastilien (1947)
Erzählt wird die Geschichte des Edelmannes Pedro de Varga, der in Spanien mit dem brutalen Inquisitor Diego de Silva aneinandergerät, als er einem indianischen Sklaven zur Flucht verhilft. De Silva klagt daraufhin Vargas Familie der Ketzerei an und läßt dessen 12jährige Schwester foltern, was diese nicht überlebt. Vargas kann seine Familie befreien, doch der Versuch De Silva zu töten, mißlingt. Auf seiner Flucht schließt sich Vargas den Truppen des Eroberers Cortez an, der mit seinem Gefolge in die neue Welt aufbricht. Doch seine Vergangenheit wird ihn auch dort einholen...
Der Regisseur: Henry King
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Tyrone Power as Pedro De Vargas |
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Jean Peters as Catana Perez |
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Cesar Romero as Hernando Cortez |
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Lee J. Cobb as Juan Garcia |
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John Sutton as Diego De Silva |
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Antonio Moreno as Don Francisco De Vargas |
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Thomas Gomez as Father Bartolome Romero |
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Alan Mowbray as Prof. Botello |
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Barbara Lawrence as Luisa De Carvajal |
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George Zucco as Marquis De Carvajal |
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Roy Roberts as Capt. Alvarado |
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Marc Lawrence as Corio |
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Mimi Aguglia as Doña Hernandez (uncredited) |
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Virginia Brissac as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited) |
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Robert Adler as Reyes (uncredited) |
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Dolly Arriaga as Mercedes De Vargas (uncredited) |
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John Burton as DeLora (uncredited) |
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Guillermo Calles as Aztec (uncredited) |
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Harry Carter as Capt. Sandoval (uncredited) |
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David Cota as Singer (uncredited) |
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Gilberto González as Aztec Ambassador (uncredited) |
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Reed Hadley as Juan Escudero (uncredited) |
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Estela Inda as Doña Marina (uncredited) |
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Robert Karnes as Manuel Perez (uncredited) |
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John Laurenz as Diego Cermeno (uncredited) |
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Fred Libby as Hernan Soler (uncredited) |
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Chris-Pin Martin as Sancho Lopez (uncredited) |
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Edward Mundy as Crier (uncredited) |
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Julian Rivero as Marquis' Servant (uncredited) |
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Robert Shaw as Spanish Army Officer (uncredited) |
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Jay Silverheels as Coatl (uncredited) |
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Ramón Sánchez as Aztec (uncredited) |
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Bud Wolfe as Sailor (uncredited) |
| Directing | Henry King | Director |
| Writing | Lamar Trotti | Writer |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Samuel Shellabarger | Novel |
| Production | Lamar Trotti | Producer |
| Camera | Charles G. Clarke | Director of Photography |
| Art | James Basevi | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Barbara McLean | Editor |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Camera | Arthur E. Arling | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator |
| Visual Effects | Fred Sersen | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Directing | Robert D. Webb | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Winston H. Leverett | Sound |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |