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The Captive God

The Captive God

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 23, 1916

Runtime

0h 50m

Genres

Adventure, History

User Score

50%

Original Title

The Captive God

Production Companies

New York Motion Picture, Kay-Bee Pictures

Director

Charles Swickard

Description

A Spanish boy is shipwrecked and cast ashore in Mexico in the sixteenth century. He is raised as a god by the Tehuan tribe, who have never before seen a white man, and is named Chiapa. Then at manhood he rules the Tehuans. Chiapa loves the priestess Tecolote but she is kidnapped by the Aztec warrior Mexitli, so he follows in the hopes of rescuing her.