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El Capitan Aventurero
1939 1h 32m ES
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★5.8TMDB · 5
Synopsis
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Don Gil de Alacala (José Mojica), a swashbuckler also known as Captain Adventure, must overcome a series of difficult trials and tribulations in order to save the love of his life, Carmina (Manolita Saval), who is engaged to marry a terrible nobleman. Based upon the libretto "Don Gil de Alcala" by Manuel Penella, this classic black-and-white romance also stars Margarita Mora, Carlos Orellana and Sara García.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
José Mojica
Don Gil de Alcalá
Manolita Saval
Carmina
Margarita Mora
Leonor
Carlos Orellana
Sargento Carrasquilla
Sara García
Catalina, corregidora
Roberto Cañedo
Invitado a fiesta (uncredited)
Tito Junco
(uncredited)
Víctor Junco
(uncredited)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Arkady Boytler
- Writers
- Arkady Boytler, José Benavides hijo, Manuel Penella
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Mexico
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The take
Arkady Boytler directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 187 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3José Mojica and Manolita Saval and Margarita Mora carry the top of the cast.
- 4IMDB entry: tt0179707 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 92 min · 1h 32m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
Also by
Arkady Boytler
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1939-04-17
