

El Cid
1961-10-24 · 187 min · ★ 6.8
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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Production details
- Directors
- Anthony Mann
- Production companies
- Samuel Bronston Productions, Dear Film, Aspa Films
- Countries
- Italy, Spain, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,250,000
- Revenue
- USD 26,600,000
Top Cast
Charlton HestonEl Cid Rodrigo de Vivar
Sophia LorenJimena
Raf ValloneCount Ordóñez
Geneviève PagePrincess Urraca
John FraserPrince Alfonso
Gary RaymondPrince Sancho
Hurd HatfieldArias
Massimo SeratoFanez
Frank ThringAl Kadir
Michael HordernDon Diego
Andrew CruickshankCount Gormaz
Douglas WilmerMoutamin
Tullio CarminatiPriest
Ralph TrumanKing Ferdinand
Christopher RhodesDon Martín
Carlo GiustiniBermúdez
Gérard TichyKing Ramírez
Fausto TozziDolfos
Barbara EverestMother SuperiorTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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