El Cid (1961)

Movie Details

Original Title El Cid

Original Language EN

Budget $6,250,000

Status Released

Popularity 2.5

Cast

Charlton Heston

El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar

Popularity: 2.7

Sophia Loren

Jimena

Popularity: 4.2

Raf Vallone

Count Ordóñez

Popularity: 2.1

Geneviève Page

Princess Urraca

Popularity: 1.4

John Fraser

Prince Alfonso

Popularity: 0.8

Gary Raymond

Prince Sancho

Popularity: 1.6

Hurd Hatfield

Arias

Popularity: 1.1

Massimo Serato

Fanez

Popularity: 8.3

Frank Thring

Al Kadir

Popularity: 8.0

Michael Hordern

Don Diego

Popularity: 1.8

Andrew Cruickshank

Count Gormaz

Popularity: 2.1

Douglas Wilmer

Moutamin

Popularity: 1.0

Key Crew

Director Anthony Mann

Screenplay Ben Barzman, Philip Yordan, Fredric M. Frank

Producer Samuel Bronston

Editor Robert Lawrence

Production

Samuel Bronston Productions

Dear Film

Aspa Films

Videos & Trailers

Larry Cohen on EL CID

Featurette

El Cid 1961 - Trailer 2.avi

Trailer

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Keywords

epic spain devoutness historical figure honor thoughtful 11th century admiring commanding

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 8/10

Sep 18, 2014

" And the Cid rode through the gate and into legend " El Cid is the story of legendary Rodrigo Diaz who lifted his country with valour and integrity to drive the Moorish invaders from Spain. I think the best thing I can say about this film is that even though it's nearly three hours long, I ne ... Read more

Wuchak 9/10

Nov 3, 2021

_**Ranks with the best sword & sandal epics**_ In the latter half of the 11th Century when Spain consisted of Christian kingdoms and Moorish strongholds, Castilian knight Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (Charlton Heston) becomes known as ‘El Cid,’ meaning “the lord,” after generously showing mercy ... Read more

tmdb28039023 2/10

Sep 5, 2022

El Cid is “the story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar [Charlton Heston] ... a simple man who became Spain's greatest hero. He rose above religious hatreds and appealed to all Spaniards, whether Christian or Moorish [not unlike how JCVD befriended Jews and Muslims in The Order, in which Heston also ... Read more