Name: Tirante el Blanco
Genre: Drama
Duration: 2 h 30 min
Rating: 5
Cast: María Asquerino, Pilar Ruiz, María Luisa San José

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A television filming of the stage play Tirante el Blanco written by Francisco Nieva and based on the Catalan classic Tirant lo Blanc, 1465, by Joanot Martorell. A mediaeval knight goes on an adventure.

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