El Cid
1961· 187 min· Italy
BiographyDramaHistory
The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.
- Director
- Anthony Mann
- Writer
- Fredric M. Frank, Philip Yordan, Ben Barzman
- Released
- 14 Dec 1961
- Country
- Italy, United States
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 7 wins & 13 nominations total
Cast
Charlton Heston
Sophia Loren
RV
Raf Vallone
Paul Müller
JF
John Fraser
Paul Naschy
FT
Fausto Tozzi
Herbert Lom
VT
Virgilio Teixeira
Andrew Cruickshank
NB
Nerio Bernardi
FT
Frank Thring
Hurd Hatfield
RT
Ralph Truman
RM
Roland Ménard
Gary Raymond
TC
Tullio Carminati
Douglas Wilmer
CG
Carlo Giustini
FF
Franco Fantasia
RR
Robert Riettii
RN
Rosalba Neri
GP
Geneviève Page
CR
Christopher Rhodes