Captain Pantoja and the Special Services

Here's a film that knows exactly what it is. An army captain gets a bizarre assignment to improve troop morale. It delivers on the awkward premise with deadpan commitment.

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Francisco J. Lombardi directed Captain Pantoja and the Special Services in 1999. See Francisco J. Lombardi's full filmography, where to start with Francisco J. Lombardi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Francisco J. Lombardi.

Captain Pantoja and the Special Services was released in 1999 (ES original-language production), with a runtime of 137 minutes.