''The Captain's Ship'' (Spanish: ''La nao capitana'') is a 1947 Spanish

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directed by

Florián Rey Antonio Martínez del Castillo known professionally as Florián Rey was a Spanish director, actor, and screenwriter. He directed '' The Cursed Village'', widely recognized as a seminal work in silent Spanish cinema, and helped launch the career ...

and starring

Paola Barbara Paola Barbara (22 July 1912 – 2 October 1989) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1935 and 1978. She was sometimes credited as Pauline Baards. Life and career Born in Rome as Paola Proto, after her fi ...

, Manuel Luna and José Nieto.D'Lugo p.238 The film's sets were designed by the

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Sigfrido Burmann.

Main cast

as Doña Estrella * Manuel Luna as El Fugitivo * José Nieto as Capitán Diego Ruiz * Raquel Rodrigo as Doña Leonor *

Jorge Mistral Modesto Llosas Rosell (24 November 1920 – 20 April 1972), known professionally as Jorge Mistral, was a Spanish film actor. During the 1940s, he became a star in films produced by CIFESA. In the 1950s, he lived and worked in Mexico and appeare ...

as Martín Villalba *

Rafael Calvo Rafael Luis Calvo Muñoz (30 December 1911 – 9 December 1988) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films including ''Miracle of Marcelino'' (1955). Selected filmography * '' Currito of the Cross'' (1926) * ''Doña Juana'' (1 ...

as Fray Gutiérrez * Dolores Valcárcel as Doña Trinidad * Fernando Fernández de Córdoba as Fray José *

Jesús Tordesillas Jesús Tordesillas Fernández (28 January 1893 – 24 March 1973) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in 94 films between 1921 and 1973. He starred in the film '' Reckless'' which was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. Selected ...

as Don Antonio * José María Lado as Maestre Barrios * Manuel Dicenta * Nicolás D. Perchicot *

José Jaspe José Jaspe () (10 August 1906 – 5 June 1974) was a Spanish film actor. He played Konev the conductor in '' Horror Express'' (1972), Ahmed in '' House of 1,000 Dolls'' (1967), Henneker in '' The Man Called Noon'' (1973), the traitor in '' The C ...

* Manuel Requena as Profesor de esgrima *

Nati Mistral Natividad Macho Álvarez (13 December 1928 – 20 August 2017), known by the stage name Nati Mistral, was a Spanish actress and singer. She won the National Theater Prize in 1997. Selected filmography *'' The Captain's Ship'' (1947) *'' Gold a ...

as Cantante en el paso del Ecuador

References

Bibliography

* D'Lugo, Marvin. ''Guide to the Cinema of Spain''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1997.

External links

* 1947 films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Florián Rey Seafaring films Suevia Films films Spanish historical drama films 1940s historical drama films Spanish black-and-white films 1947 drama films 1940s Spanish films Spanish-language historical drama films {{1940s-Spain-film-stub