Captain Pantoja and the Special Services — poster

Poster: The Movie Database (TMDB) · Artwork rights belong to their respective owners

Crown Archives / Film record

Captain Pantoja and the Special Services

Name: Captain Pantoja and the Special Services
Director: Francisco José Lombardi
Genre: comédie dramatique
Released: 1999
Duration: 144 min

1999Pérou, Espagne144 min

The film

Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (Spanish: Pantaleón y las visitadoras) is a 1999 comedy-drama film directed by Francisco J. Lombardi from a screenplay written by Giovanna Pollarolo and Enrique Moncloa. It is based on the eponymous comic novel by Mario Vargas Llosa. The film was chosen as Peru's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.

DirectorFrancisco José Lombardi

Genrescomédie dramatique

CountryPérou, Espagne

Runtime144 min

Record & provenance

This entry is drawn from the film catalogue and retains its source references. Missing fields are shown as missing.

Record source: The Film world cinema index

View source record ↗Poster credit ↗

Captain Pantoja and the Special Services

There is always another film.