El Capitán Trueno y el Santo Grial

El Capitán Trueno y el Santo Grial is a 2011 Spanish sword and sorcery film directed by Antonio Hernández and based on the comic books of El Capitán Trueno. Its stars Sergio Peris-Mencheta and Natasha Yarovenko. The film suffered from problems since its development phase and proved to be a box office failure, also earning very poor reviews.

Plot

The fiction follows the adventures of the Capitán Trueno and his band, formed by Crispín, Goliat and the princess Sigrid. == Cast ==

Production

Earlier failed attempts to bring the comic book character to a live action film involved Juan Piquer Simón, Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Alejandro Toledo and Daniel Calparsoro as possible directors. Shooting wrapped in November 2010. The film had a budget of €8.39 million. == Release ==

Release

No member of the cast attended the presentation of the movie in Valencia on 5 October 2011, leaving producer alone. Distributed by Walt Disney España, the film was theatrically released on 7 October 2011. The film grossed €739,162 and 118,749 viewers. == Reception ==

Reception

The film earned very poor reviews. Reviewing for El País, Javier Ocaña titled his review as deforme insensatez ('warped foolishness'), noting that the "direction of actors is simply nonexistent", positively comparing leading actor Peris-Mencheta to the rest of the cast ("at least he does not take risks"). == See also ==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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