Captain Sánchez's Crime is a 1985 Spanish drama film, made for television in 16 mm as an episode of the Televisión Española anthology series La huella del crimen. Directed by Vicente Aranda, it starred Fernando Guillén, Victoria Abril and José Cerro. It was based on a real crime which occurred in 1913.

La huella del crimen is a Spanish prime-time anthology true crime television series that narrates some of the most lurid crimes that occurred in the late 19th and 20th centuries in Spain. Produced by Televisión Española and directed by renowned film directors, its three seasons and fourteen episodes were broadcast on La Primera of Televisión Española between 1985 and 2010. An additional story, initially intended as an episode of the series, was theatrically released as a standalone feature film titled Lovers in 1991.