RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Mark Turner Tyrone Power was a force to be reckoned with when at his peak. Contracted to 20th Century Fox he was their lead performer for years. He was as adept at comedy and drama as he was the numerous swashbuckling films he made. And at the height of his career he made this film at a staggering (at the time) costs for production. Not only that the film runs 2 hours and 21 minutes, something unheard of at the time.The story is quite involved and takes place in two locales. The first is in Spain in the 1500s. There Pedro De Vargas (Power) is part of the upper class, a nobleman well loved. Pedro is in love with a fair haired maiden named Luisa De Carvajal (Barbara Lawrence). But Luisa has also caught the eye of Diego De Silva, the local representative of the Inquisition. When Pedro helps Coatl (Jay Silverheels), one of De Silva's Indian slaves escape, De Silva has Pedro and his family arrested and ready for questioning. His first victim is Pedro's 12 year old sister who dies while being tortured.Placed in cells Pedro is rescued by Juan Garcia (Lee J. Cobb), an adventurer friend he made earlier who lost part of his family to De Silva as well. A sword fight with De Silva leaves him bleeding and thought dead. While his parents head for the safety of Italy, Pedro along with Juan and Catana Perez (Jean Peters), a young woman Pedro helped when De Silva's men were upon her, all decide to join an expedition to the new world. Hoping to change their fortunes they sign on with Hernando Cortez (Cesar Romero) and his search for gold possessed by the Aztecs.The film shifts to their adventures there in the new world and there are plenty of them. Between duplicitous seamen and the locals unwilling to simply part with their treasures the lives of these three are not easy. Added to the mix is the fact that Catana has fallen hopelessly in love with Pedro while Juan has grown fond of her at the same time.Pedro deals with his past when confronted by Father Bartolome Romero (Thomas Gomez). When asked why he hasn't shown up to mass he confesses his past sins and the death of his nemesis De Silva. Father Romero forgives him of his sins and makes him promise to atone for them. Which becomes an issue when nearly a year later De Silva shows up to represent the king and as a guest of Cortez.Keep in mind these are the basics of the story going on here, the bones that flesh is wrapped around. The movie is filled with romance and adventure like many movies of the time offered. What makes the movie special is that it is all done with such skill. Every bit of the movie comes together to make the story come alive, especially the score by composer/conductor Alfred Newman. Power is at his best here and Peters makes it hard to believe that this was her first film.Twilight Time has released the film with the cleanest picture ever offered for this title. In addition to that they've thrown in a number of extras this time around including an isolated music track, an audio commentary track featuring film historians Rudy Behlmer, Jon Burlingame and Nick Redman, TYRONE POWER: THE LAST IDOL an episode of the old Biography series, TYRONE POWER AND HIS LEADING LADIES and the original theatrical trailer. Once more Twilight Time has limited this to just 3,000 copies to pick one up if you're a fan.

sinful-2 The movie starts out with Pedro De Vargas getting into a conflict with the Spanish Inquisition. Very interesting start really. And to escape he joins conquest of the new world. I had no problem so far and it was interesting.But what was fast showed was that Pedro (Tyrone) did actually not really have a problem with the inquisition. Only if it was his own family that was the target. There was no problem for him treating the Indians the same way.The movie was more a love story where Jean Peters did the best effort in the movie and was the only really likable person. Unfortunately the movie also started to drag or show no sense of direction.In the end the movie just fizzles out without any grand battle or true conquest or even tying the Inquisition story or conquest story together.I would not recommend this movie as none of the aspects in the movie besides the Romance is really followed through.

oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- Captain from Castile, 1947. In 1500s Spain, a son of a nobleman gets caught up in the Inquisition to where his family is killed by them. He wants revenge and to clear his family name. Instead, he decides to travel with the Cortez expedition and to make his fortune in Mexico.*Special Stars- Tyrone Power, Lee J. Cobb, Cesar Romero, Jay Silverheels. *Theme- Man's need for exploration can become his own future full of positive promise and riches. *Trivia/location/goofs- Color. Jay Silverheels plays an Aztec Indian in Spain and Mexico. Filmed on location in central Mexico near where the history took place. The film was lucky enough to be filming in a volcano's valley while it was smoking actively for picture. Film's memorable heroic Alfred Neuman music features what was to become the University of Southern California (USC) 'fight' song played during the conquest of the Aztecs scenes with Cortez. *Emotion- A wonderfully colorful, exciting, and well acted film of this historic period. Always a film that uplifts the viewer's spirit with the plot's drama and action.*Based On- Loosely follows Captain Cortez histories in his conquest of Mexico.

Claudio Carvalho In the spring of 1518, in Spain, the nobleman Pedro de Vargas (Tyrone Power) helps the Indian slave and his friend Coatl (Jay Silverheels) to escape from the cruel Diego de Silva (John Sutton) and then he rescues the plebeian Catana Perez (Jean Peters) from two men of Diego de Silva. He goes to the inn where Catana works to explain why the sheets are torn up, and Pedro befriends Juan Garcia (Lee J. Cobb), a simple man that made fortune in Cuba.When he comes home, Pedro finds that Diego de Silva has used his political influence to accuse Pedro and his family of heretics and they are imprisoned. Diego's executioners torture and kill Pedro's twelve years old sister but Juan Garcia and Catana help Pedro and his the family to escape from prison: Pedro's parents go to Italy and Pedro, Juan and Catana go to Cuba and join Cortez' expedition to Mexico. They participate of the fall of the Aztec Empire in the beginning of the Spanish colonization of the New World."Captain from Castile" is a melodramatic and romantic epic adventure having the historic conquest of Mexico by Hernando Cortez as background. Tyrone Power is excellent in the role of a Spaniard nobleman that joins the first expedition of Cortez to Mexico and is promoted to captain for his loyalty and efficiency. Jean Peters is amazingly beautiful and John Sutton is a great villain. The story is politically incorrect in the present days but is accurate and a great entertainment. My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): "O Capitão de Castela" ("The Captain from Castile")