El Cid

El Cid

182 mins | Drama, Action, Romance, War, History | Oct. 24, 1961

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.

El Cid

182 mins | Drama, Action, Romance, War, History | Oct. 24, 1961

El Cid
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Allied Artists Pictures, Samuel Bronston Productions, Dear Film Produzione
Original title El Cid
Directors Pat Miller, José María Ochoa, Yakima Canutt, Anthony Mann, Luciano Sacripanti, José López Rodero
Writers Fredric M. Frank, Philip Yordan, Ben Barzman

Cast

Charlton Heston

as El Cid

Sophia Loren

as Jimena

Raf Vallone

as Count Ordóñez

Geneviève Page

as Princess Urraca

John Fraser

as Prince Alfonso

Gary Raymond

as Prince Sancho

Hurd Hatfield

as Arias

Massimo Serato

as Fanez

Frank Thring

as Al Kadir

Michael Hordern

as Don Diego

Andrew Cruickshank

as Count Gomez

Douglas Wilmer

as Moutamin

Tullio Carminati

as prete

Ralph Truman

as King Ferdinand

Christopher Rhodes

as Don Martín

Carlo Giustini

as Bermúdez

Gérard Tichy

as Re Ramirez

Fausto Tozzi

as Dolfos

Barbara Everest

as Madre superiore

Katina Noble

as suora

Nerio Bernardi

as soldato

Franco Fantasia

as soldato

Herbert Lom

as Ben Yussuf

Omero Capanna

as lottatore

Rosalba Neri

as ragazza nell'Harem

José Terrón

as soldato