Captain Poison | |
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Directed by | Luis Marquina |
Produced by | Manuel de Laza |
Written by |
Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (novel) Wenceslao Fernández Flórez Luis Marquina |
Starring |
Sara Montiel Fernando Fernán Gómez Amparo Martí |
Music by | Cristóbal Halffter |
Cinematography | Juan Mariné |
Edited by | Magdalena Pulido |
Production
company |
Productora Roptence
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Release date
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22 November 1951 |
Running time
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85 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Captain Poison (Spanish: El capitán Veneno) is a 1951 Spanish historical comedy film directed by Luis Marquina and starring Sara Montiel, Fernando Fernán Gómez and Amparo Martí. It is an adaptation of a novel of the same title by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón which had previously been made into a 1943 Argentine film and a 1945 Mexican film. The story is set in Spain during the 1840s, in the reign of Isabella II.