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'''Alatriste''' is a film directed by Spanish director 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 most expensive Spanish-language film ever made in Spain (about €24 million – US$30 million). It portrays Spain of the 17th century using both fictional and real characters. Twentieth Century Fox has bought the rights to the film.

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Principal cast

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Principal cast

★ Viggo Mortensen as Diego Alatriste

★ Javier Cámara as the Count-Duke of Olivares

★ Eduardo Noriega as the Count of Guadalmedina

★ Juan Echanove as the writer Francisco de Quevedo

★ Unax Ugalde as Íñigo de Balboa, Alatriste's Basque squire

★ Elena Anaya as Angélica de Alquézar, a teenaged femme fatale

★ Ariadna Gil as María de Castro

★ Francesc Garrido as policeman Saldaña

★ Blanca Portillo as the inquisitor fray Emilio Bocanegra

★ Paco Tous as Francisco de Melo
Antonio Resines, originally slated to appear as Saldaña, almost retired from the entire movie due to a traffic accident; however, he makes a cameo appearance in the Battle of Rocroi as a musketeer officer.
The film was released on September 1, 2006.

External links

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★ Official website

★ Official Arturo Pérez-Reverte's website

★ Fan site in English and Spanish

★ Critic about the film (Spanish)