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Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer (2006)

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Viggo Mortensen plays the Spanish soldier-turned-mercenary Captain Alatriste, a heroic figure from the country's 17th century imperial wars.

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5 wins & 20 nominations.

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5 September 2006 | eugeniaandino
5
| A lost opportunity
I went to see this movie without reading the books first and with only a vague knowledge of the historical events the novels are based upon. Apparently, the director thought that it would be a good idea to condensate the five Alatriste novels in a single film, in order to give depth to the characters. A big mistake. The pace is for the most part too fast and anecdotic, and the action jumps from here to there without ever giving a clear reason why everyone behaves the way they do, from the romantic plots scattered along the movie to the great political conspiracies. It is never very clear either why Alatriste, who is little more than a soldier and hired assassin, is so important to so many people of high rank.

In spite of all this, I cannot give the film a bad rating because it is certainly a pleasure to watch. The technical aspects, the general "look" of the film, the music, and the acting are splendid. The casting can be a controversial point, but the chosen actors do wonders.

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Trivia

At a cost of 24 million Euros, this is the most expensive Spanish film ever made. Director Agustín Díaz Yanes called that amount enough for 'a European super-production and an American rubbish-production'.

Quotes

Conde Duque de Olivares: Without Flanders, there's nothing... Captain.

Goofs

During the Siege of Breda, when Alatriste and his men are sent to undermine Flemish defenses, his second-in-command Sebastián is the last man to enter the cramped tunnels but appears right behind him anyway by the time the Spaniards are discovered.

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Genres

Adventure | Drama | History | Romance | Thriller | War

Details

Release Date:

1 September 2006

Language

Spanish, Flemish, Latin, Portuguese, Dutch

Country of Origin

Spain

Filming Locations

Baeza, Jaén, Andalucía, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

EUR24,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$23,482,607

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