Capitan Tempesta

Name: Capitan Tempesta
Genre: Adventure
Released: 1942-01-28
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Doris Duranti, Dina Sassoli, Carlo Ninchi

1942
1h 25m

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5.8/10

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Adventure

Eleonora, daughter of the governor of Venice, dresses as a warrior to defend the last fortress on the island of Cyprus from the Turkish siege. Both her troops and her enemies know him as Cap... Read allEleonora, daughter of the governor of Venice, dresses as a warrior to defend the last fortress on the island of Cyprus from the Turkish siege. Both her troops and her enemies know him as Captain Storm.Eleonora, daughter of the governor of Venice, dresses as a warrior to defend the last fortress on the island of Cyprus from the Turkish siege. Both her troops and her enemies know him as Captain Storm.

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The film was filmed in 2 different versions, both called Capitan Tempesta: one Italian and one Spanish. the cast is the same in both version, except that Moulia el Kader is played by Carlo Ninchi in the Italian version whereas he is portrayed by Luis Hurtado in the Spanish version. Similarly, the character called Haradia is played by Doris Duranti in the Italian version whereas she is portrayed by Carmen Navascues in the Spanish version

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Followed by Il leone di Damasco (1942)

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Monumental Italian adventure epic...

In 1570, the Turks lay siege to the Mediterranean city of Famagusta. In order to procure military help and supplies, Marcello Corner (Adriano Rimoldi), a young soldier, is sent on a secret mission to Venice. While he is gone, his fiancée (Carla Candiani) fights a joust with Moulai El Kader, the "Lion of Damascus" (Carlo Ninchi) and wins, sparing his life. When, due to an act of treachery, Corner is taken prisoner by the Turks, she finds that she must appeal to Kader for his freedom. However, the traitor Lachinsky has other plans for them. This film is important, in that it represents what Italy was doing in the adventure genre during the period of Mussolini's supremacy. It retains traces of the great silent epics, and was quite a success when first released. The miniature models were designed by Domenico Gaido, the same man responsible for directing the 1914 version of "Salambo." Once in a while, this still shows up on Italian TV.