El Cid

El Cid

 Cast: Mann
Mann
, Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
, Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
, John Fraser
John Fraser
, Raf Vallone
Raf Vallone
El Cid

El Cid

 Cast: Mann
Mann
, Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
, Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
, John Fraser
John Fraser
, Raf Vallone
Raf Vallone

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Overview

When French playwright Pierre Corneille wrote El Cid, a fanciful version of the life of 11th-century Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar, aka "El Cid," an attempt was made to honor the "classic unities" and to compress the whole story into a single day! Be assured that the 1961 film version of El Cid is more faithful to the actual chronology. Charlton Heston adds one more character to his gallery of historical portrayals as El Cid, the disgraced Spanish knight who rids his country of its Moorish conquerors. The triumphs of El Cid's military life are not matched by his private affairs; he is betrayed by his bride Chimene (Sophia Loren) and is made a political pawn by the avaricious Spanish landowners. El Cid has a climax unique in the annals of movie epics: the final assault against the landgrabbers is led by a dead hero. El Cid established the short but generally profitable reign of producer Samuel Bronston as the King of the Epics; his imprint on the film is much stronger than that of director Anthony Mann.

Product Details

Release Date: 05/04/2004
UPC: 4897007038213
Original Release: 1961
Source: Imports
Language: English
Sales rank: 110

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Charlton Heston Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar (El Cid)
Sophia Loren Chimene
John Fraser King Alfonso
Raf Vallone Count Ordonez
Gary Raymond King Sancho
Herbert Lom Ben Yussuf
Massimo Serato Fanez
Douglas Wilmer Moutamin
Frank Thring Al Kadir
Hurd Hatfield Count Arias
Ralph Truman King Ferdinand
Andrew Cruickshank Count Gormaz
Michael Hordern Don Diego
Carlo Giustini Bermudez
Christopher Rhodes Don Martin
Fausto Tozzi Dolfos
Tullio Carminati Priest
Barbara Everest Mother Superior
Katina Noble Actor
Nelio Bernardi Actor
Franco Fantasia Soldier
Geneviève Page Urraca,Actor
Gérard Tichy le roi Ramírez
Nerio Bernardi Actor
Tullio Carminatti Priest
Miklós Rózsa Composer

Technical Credits
Anthony Mann Director,Producer
Fredric M. Frank Screenwriter
Philip Yordan Screenwriter
Yakima Canutt Stunts
Samuel Bronston Producer
Jack Erickson Special Effects
Alex Weldon Special Effects
Ben Barzman Screenwriter
Verna Fields Sound Effects
Gordon K. McCallum Sound Effects
Robert Haggiag Producer
Diego Fabbri Screenwriter
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