Captain Blood
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndré Hunebelle
Screenplay by
Based onLe Capitan
1907 novel
by Michel Zevaco
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMarcel Grignon[1]
Edited byJean Feyte[1]
Music byJean Marion
Release dates
  • 5 October 1960 (1960-10-05) (France)
  • 24 November 1960 (1960-11-24) (Italy)
Running time
111 minutes[1]
Countries
  • France
  • Italy[2]
LanguagesFrench
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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 31.
  2. Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 21.
  3. BFI.org
  4. 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.
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