A disgraced member of the Spanish Navy must redeem his family's honor after his father betrays his country to the French.
Costume
Ridiculously committed 17th-century naval uniforms on zero budget.
Practical Effects
Genuine ships because CGI hadn't humiliated anyone yet.
Director
Primo Zeglio
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Primo Zeglio directed over forty films but remains obscure outside Italian cinema archives; this was one of his rare international co-productions.
The 'Spanish hero/French villain' dynamic reflects 1950s Italian cinema's complicated relationship with its own fascist-adjacent nationalist past.
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