Bienvenido Mr. Heston

Bienvenido Mr. Heston

70 mins | Documentary | Nov. 25, 2016

Spain, 1961. Life in the small village of Torrelobatón, in the province of Valladolid, was turned upside down when the cinematic magic circus of a future Hollywood blockbuster, produced by Samuel Bronston, the rogue mogul of his own film empire, came to town: its inhabitants became participants and witnesses of the shooting of “El Cid,” a film directed by Anthony Mann, starring mythical actors Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren. Those days, legends came alive.

Bienvenido Mr. Heston

70 mins | Documentary | Nov. 25, 2016

Bienvenido Mr. Heston
Spain, 1961. Life in the small village of Torrelobatón, in the province of Valladolid, was turned upside down when the cinematic magic circus of a future Hollywood blockbuster, produced by Samuel Bronston, the rogue mogul of his own film empire, came to town: its inhabitants became participants and witnesses of the shooting of “El Cid,” a film directed by Anthony Mann, starring mythical actors Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren. Those days, legends came alive.
Producers
Original title Bienvenido Mr. Heston
Directors Elena Ferrándiz Sanz, Pedro Estepa Menéndez
Writers Pedro Estepa Menéndez

Cast

Emilio Gutiérrez Caba

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Gil Parrondo

as Himself - Art Director

Fraser Clarke Heston

as Himself - Filmmaker

Andrea Bronston

as Herself - Actress and Singer

Jesús García de Dueñas

as Himself - Film Historian

Ricardo Huertas Frutos

as Himself - Producer

Charlton Heston

as Himself (archive footage)