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El Cid

The GREATEST ROMANCE and ADVENTURE in a THOUSAND YEARS!

  • Movie
  • 1961
  • NR
  • 3h 7m

Directed by Anthony Mann

6.8

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6.8 out of 10 from 317 votes

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Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.

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Cast and crew

  • Charlton Heston

    Charlton HestonEl Cid Rodrigo de Vivar

  • Sophia Loren

    Sophia LorenJimena

  • Raf Vallone

    Raf ValloneCount Ordóñez

  • Geneviève Page

    Geneviève PagePrincess Urraca

  • John Fraser

    John FraserPrince Alfonso

  • Gary Raymond

    Gary RaymondPrince Sancho

  • Hurd Hatfield

    Hurd HatfieldArias

  • Massimo Serato

    Massimo SeratoFanez

  • Frank Thring

    Frank ThringAl Kadir

  • Michael Hordern

    Michael HordernDon Diego

  • Andrew Cruickshank

    Andrew CruickshankCount Gormaz

  • Douglas Wilmer

    Douglas WilmerMoutamin

  • Tullio Carminati

    Tullio CarminatiPriest

  • Ralph Truman

    Ralph TrumanKing Ferdinand

  • Christopher Rhodes

    Christopher RhodesDon Martín

  • Carlo Giustini

    Carlo GiustiniBermúdez

  • Gérard Tichy

    Gérard TichyKing Ramírez

  • Fausto Tozzi

    Fausto TozziDolfos

Director
Anthony Mann
Writer
Philip Yordan, Fredric M. Frank and Ben Barzman
Music
Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography
Robert Krasker