Alatriste

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).

Alatriste
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAgustín Díaz Yanes
Written byAgustín Díaz Yanes
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Produced byÁlvaro Augustín
Antonio Cardenal
StarringViggo Mortensen
Elena Anaya
CinematographyPaco Femenia
Edited byJosé Salcedo
Music byRoque Baños
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • 1 September 2006 (2006-09-01)
Running time
145 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguagesSpanish
Dutch
Box office$23 million

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.

The film was released on 1 September 2006.

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