The Castilian

The Castilian

128 mins | Drama, Adventure | April 13, 1963

Also released as Valley of the Swords, this lugubrious US/Spanish co-production features the usual mid-1960s "tax shelter" international cast. Broderick Crawford plays a despotic 10th century Spanish king who, in cahoots with the invading Moors, has banished handsome Castilian nobleman Spartaco Santoni. With the surreptitious aid of Crawford's daughter Teresa Velasquez, Santoni assembles an army to march against the Moors. In keeping with the 13th century epic poem from which this film was derived ("El Poema de Fernan Gonzales") Santoni's path is smoothed by the celestial intervention of patron saints Milan and Santiago. Among the big names picking up a few tax-free dollars in The Castilian are Cesar Romero, Linda Darnell, Alida Valli and Fernando Rey.

The Castilian

128 mins | Drama, Adventure | April 13, 1963

The Castilian
Also released as Valley of the Swords, this lugubrious US/Spanish co-production features the usual mid-1960s "tax shelter" international cast. Broderick Crawford plays a despotic 10th century Spanish king who, in cahoots with the invading Moors, has banished handsome Castilian nobleman Spartaco Santoni. With the surreptitious aid of Crawford's daughter Teresa Velasquez, Santoni assembles an army to march against the Moors. In keeping with the 13th century epic poem from which this film was derived ("El Poema de Fernan Gonzales") Santoni's path is smoothed by the celestial intervention of patron saints Milan and Santiago. Among the big names picking up a few tax-free dollars in The Castilian are Cesar Romero, Linda Darnell, Alida Valli and Fernando Rey.
IMDb rating 4.8
Producers Cinemagic Inc., M.D. Producciones Cinematográficas
Original title El valle de las espadas
Directors Javier Setó
Writers Paulino Rodrigo, Luis de los Arcos

Cast

Espartaco Santoni

as Fernán González

Frankie Avalon

as Jerifán

Cesar Romero

as Jerónimo

Teresa Velázquez

as Sancha

Tomás Blanco

as Don Nuño

Germán Cobos

as Abderramán

Alida Valli

as Reina Teresa

Fernando Rey

as Ramiro II, rey de León

Broderick Crawford

as Don Sancho

Julio Peña

as Santiago

Soledad Miranda

as Maria Estévez

Rafael Durán

as Gonzalo Díaz

George Rigaud

as Millán

Ángel del Pozo

as Don García

Luis Induni

as Capitán

Beni Deus

as Íñigo

José Calvo

as Fraile

Paco Morán

as Peribáñez

Hugo Pimentel

as Bustius

Lola Alba

as Doña Guiomar

Roberto Rey

as Abad

José María Caffarel

as Moro principal

José Orjas

as Vendedor de ungüentos

Luis Morris

as Juglar

José Manuel Martín

as Centinela

Encarna Barrios

as Zaira

Mike Brendel

as Noble