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Alatriste | |
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Directed by | Agustín Díaz Yanes |
Written by | Agustín Díaz Yanes Arturo Pérez-Reverte |
Produced by | Álvaro Augustín Antonio Cardenal |
Starring | Viggo Mortensen Elena Anaya |
Cinematography | Paco Femenia |
Edited by | José Salcedo |
Music by | Roque Baños |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Languages | Spanish Dutch |
Box office | $23 million |
Alatriste is a 2006 Spanish epic historical war film directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes, based on the main character of a series of novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Adventures of Captain Alatriste (Las aventuras del Capitán Alatriste).
The film, which stars Viggo Mortensen, is the second most expensive Spanish language film ever made in Spain (about €24 million – US$30 million); only preceded by Agora. It portrays Spain of the 17th century using both fictional and real characters. Twentieth Century Fox has bought the rights to the film.[1][2]
The film was released on 1 September 2006.