Le Capitan (1960 film)
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| Directed by | André Hunebelle |
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| Based on | Le Capitan 1907 novel by Michel Zevaco |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Marcel Grignon[1] |
| Edited by | Jean Feyte[1] |
| Music by | Jean Marion |
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Running time | 111 minutes[1] |
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| Languages | French Italian |
Captain Blood (French: Le capitan) is a 1960 French–Italian swashbuckler film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Jean Marais, Bourvil, Elsa Martinelli and Lise Delamare.[3] It is based on a novel by Michel Zévaco.
The film has no relation to the American film Captain Blood (1935).
Plot summary
The young King Louis XIII is dominated by his mother Marie de Medici and her favorite Concino Concini. Francois de Capestang, a faithful knight falls for the daughter of the Duke of Angouleme that conspires against the Crown by his side.[4]
Cast
- Jean Marais as François de Capestan
- Bourvil as Cogolin
- Elsa Martinelli as Gisèle d'Angoulême
- Arnoldo Foà as Concino Concini
- Pierrette Bruno as Giuseppa
- Lise Delamare as Marie de Médicis
- Annie Anderson as Béatrice de Beaufort
- Guy Delorme as Rinaldo
- Christian Fourcade as Louis XIII
- Jacqueline Porel as Léonora Galigaï
- Jean-Paul Coquelin as Vitry
- Raphaël Patorni as Le duc d'Angoulême
- Robert Porte as Duc de Rohan
- Jean Berger as Luynes
- Piéral as Lorenzo
- Paul Préboist as A thief
Release
Captain Blood was released theatrically in France on 5 October 1960.[1] It was released in Italy on 24 November 1960.[1]
See also
- The Captain (1946)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 31.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 21.
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ Hunebelle, André (1960-10-05), Le capitan (Action, Adventure), Da.Ma. Cinematografica, Pathé Consortium Cinéma, Production Artistique et Cinématographique (PAC), retrieved 2023-02-15
Bibliography
- Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
External links
- Captain Blood at IMDb
- Le Capitan at AllMovie
- Captain Blood at the TCM Movie Database
