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Director:
Writers:
Arturo Pérez-Reverte (novels)
Agustín Díaz Yanes (written by)
Release Date:
1 September 2006 (Spain) more
Plot:
Viggo Mortensen plays the Spanish soldier-turned-mercenary Captain Alatriste, a heroic figure from the country's 17th century imperial wars. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 20 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
The Director Of Alatriste Returns With Solo Quiero Caminar
(From Twitch. 29 October 2008, 8:30 AM, PDT)
'Volver' and 'Alatriste' Lead Goya Nominations
(From WENN. 21 December 2006)
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Come on... more (72 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Viggo Mortensen | ... | Diego Alatriste | |
| Elena Anaya | ... | Angélica de Alquézar | |
| Unax Ugalde | ... | Íñigo Balboa | |
| Eduard Fernández | ... | Sebastián Copons | |
| Eduardo Noriega | ... | Conde de Guadalmedina | |
| Ariadna Gil | ... | María de Castro | |
| Juan Echanove | ... | Francisco de Quevedo | |
| Javier Cámara | ... | Conde Duque de Olivares | |
| Antonio Dechent | ... | Curro Garrote | |
| Blanca Portillo | ... | Fray Emilio Bocanegra | |
| Francesc Garrido | ... | Martín Saldaña | |
| Pilar López de Ayala | ... | Mujer de Malatesta | |
| Jesús Castejón | ... | Luis de Alquézar | |
| Cristina Marcos | ... | Joyera | |
| Luis Zahera | ... | Pereira |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Alatriste de Arturo Pérez-Reverte (Spain) (closing credits title)
Capitaine Alatriste (France) [fr]
Captain Alatriste (Thailand: English title) (DVD box title) [en]
Captain Alatriste (Sweden) [sv]
Il destino di un guerriero - Alatriste (Italy) [it]
Kapteeni Alatriste (Finland) [fi]
Kapten Alatriste (Greece) [el]
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Runtime:
145 min
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Language:
Spanish | Flemish | Latin | Portuguese
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Spain:7 | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:13 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:MA (2008) | Japan:R-15 | Brazil:16 | France:U (with warning)
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Spanish composer Roque Baņos is the author of the music soundtrack for the film, but the piece that sounds during the climactic last scene was substituted with a march called 'La madrugá' used in many Easter week processions in Spain, giving it an undercurrent of suffering, inevitability of defeat and and end-of-the-road feeling. Baņos has never been happy that the music he composed for the scene was not used, although it is included in the soundtrack cd. more
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Continuity: During the white flag scene at Rocroi, the corpses around the Spanish soldiers move between takes. more
Quotes:
Conde Duque de Olivares: Without Flandes, there's nothing... Captain. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Spanish Movie (2009) more
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All the time complaining about the lack of commercial movies in the Spanish industry, and when a nice effort comes trough, everybody is bashing it!! Now, it's true that the movie has his share of flaws: The story feels disjointed, but in the second part it takes more time to develop it; There's a well known actress playing a man ( which is something obvious). But the main reasons of complain seem to be two: The action sequences: The intention of the filmmakers was to make them look raw and cruel, not stylish and hollywoodesque. This is not Kill Bill, or Lord of the rings. The story takes place in a real time in history, and i'm sure that the sword-fighting wasn't like in the middle earth.
And Viggo: I think he's great in the role. Yes, the voice, the pronunciation of the "s", is strange. But the stance, the expression, the looks, and the physical work in general is pure gold.
Final conclusion: This isn't a great movie, but a good and solid commercial one, a movie that needed to be made ( and to be watched and discussed). A movie that, finally, we Spanish people need to support. Don't let the envy blinds you, and take out your own impressions.