Movie
Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
2006 · 145 min
A somber, handsomely mounted historical epic that moves deliberately through mud, court intrigue and doomed romance, rewarding patience with weighty melancholy.
- Directed by
- Agustín Díaz Yanes
- Genres
- Action
- Starring
- Viggo Mortensen, Elena Anaya, Unax Ugalde
- Overview
- In 17th-century Spain, Diego Alatriste, a brave and heroic soldier, is fighting in his King's army in the Flandes region. His best mate, Balboa, falls in a trap and, when near to his death, asks Diego to look after his son and teach him to be a soldier.
- How it feels
- Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Loyalty, war, betrayal, love
- Content
- Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Agustín Díaz Yanes
- Genres
- Action
- Starring
- Viggo Mortensen, Elena Anaya, Unax Ugalde
