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El Cid
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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   4,134 votes
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Director:
Anthony Mann
Writers (WGA):
Fredric M. Frank (story)
Philip Yordan (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
14 December 1961 (USA) more
Tagline:
The GREATEST ROMANCE and ADVENTURE in a THOUSAND YEARS!
Plot:
Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
International Film Music Critics Announce 2008 Nominees
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 16 January 2009, 4:43 PM, PST)

Charlton Heston Dead At 83
 (From WENN. 6 April 2008, 7:11 AM, PDT)

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Cast

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Charlton Heston ... El Cid

Sophia Loren ... Jimena
Raf Vallone ... Count Ordóñez
Geneviève Page ... Princess Urraca (as Genevieve Page)
John Fraser ... Prince Alfonso
Gary Raymond ... Prince Sancho
Hurd Hatfield ... Arias
Massimo Serato ... Fanez
Frank Thring ... Al Kadir
Michael Hordern ... Don Diego
Andrew Cruickshank ... Count Gormaz
Douglas Wilmer ... Moutamin
Tullio Carminati ... Priest
Ralph Truman ... King Ferdinand
Christopher Rhodes ... Don Martín
Carlo Giustini ... Bermúdez
Gérard Tichy ... King Ramírez (as Gerard Tichy)
Fausto Tozzi ... Dolfos
Barbara Everest ... Mother Superior
Katina Noble ... Nun
Nerio Bernardi ... Soldier
Franco Fantasia ... Soldier

Herbert Lom ... Ben Yussuf
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Antonio Mayans ... (uncredited)
Paul Muller ... Arabian Assistant Doctor (uncredited)
Rosalba Neri ... Harem girl (uncredited)
Virgilio Teixeira ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Anthony Mann 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Fredric M. Frank (story)

Philip Yordan (screenplay) and
Fredric M. Frank (screenplay) and
Ben Barzman (screenplay) originally uncredited

Produced by
Samuel Bronston .... producer
Jaime Prades .... associate producer
Michal Waszynski .... associate producer (as Michael Waszynski)
 
Original Music by
Miklós Rózsa  (as Miklos Rozsa)
 
Cinematography by
Robert Krasker 
 
Film Editing by
Robert Lawrence 
 
Production Design by
Veniero Colasanti 
John Moore 
 
Set Decoration by
Veniero Colasanti 
John Moore 
 
Costume Design by
Veniero Colasanti 
John Moore 
 
Makeup Department
Grazia De Rossi .... hair stylist
Mario Van Riel .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Leon Chooluck .... production manager
Guy Luongo .... production manager
Tadeo Villalba .... unit manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yakima Canutt .... second unit director
José López Rodero .... assistant director
José María Ochoa .... assistant director
Luciano Sacripanti .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Stanley Detlie .... property master (as Stan Detlie)
Maciek Piotrowski .... paintings and drawings
José María Alarcón .... assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Julián Martín .... painter (uncredited)
Vicente Sempere Sempere .... assistant set decorator (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Verna Fields .... sound editor
Gordon K. McCallum .... sound re-recordist
Jack Solomon .... sound recordist
 
Special Effects by
Jack Erickson .... special effects
Alex Weldon .... special effects
 
Stunts
Buff Brady .... stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Brown .... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Canutt .... stunts (uncredited)
Tap Canutt .... stunts (uncredited)
Enzo Musumeci Greco .... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Williams .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Manuel Berenguer .... director of photography: second unit
Carl Gibson .... head grip
John Harriss .... camera operator
Norton Kurland .... supervising electrician
John Harris .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gloria Musetta .... wardrobe director
 
Editorial Department
Magdalena Paradell .... assistant to editor
 
Music Department
Edna Bullock .... music editor
Eugene Zador .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Pat Miller .... script supervisor
Enzo Musumeci Greco .... fencing instructor (uncredited)
Julio Sempere .... second assistant to director (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
182 min
Country:
Italy | USA | UK
Language:
Latin | English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
It wasn't until viewing the finished film at the premiere that Dr. Miklós Rózsa discovered that roughly 20% of his score had been eliminated. He didn't do another score for producer Samuel Bronston. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When he is fighting another king's champion, the figure of Rodrigo, as he is being run into by his opponent's horse, is clearly a motionless stick-figured dummy with Rodrigo's armor on it. more
Quotes:
Jimena: Why did you come?
El Cid: I tried not to come. I tried, I told my love it had no right to live. But my love won't die...
Jimena: Kill it.
El Cid: You kill it! Tell me you don't love me.
Jimena: [long pause] I cannot. Not yet. But I will make myself worthy of you Rodrigo, I will learn to hate you.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Batman: A Death Worse Than Fate (#1.10)" (1966) more
Soundtrack:
The Falcon and the Dove more

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33 out of 47 people found the following comment useful:-
Indellible, 17 February 2004
10/10
Author: dbwiii from Vancouver, Canada

I watched this on the big screen when I was very very young, but this epic film left an indellible impression on me. I have to consider this to be one of the best films I ever watched.

Heston and Loren made a beautiful pair in this epic. The transformation of Loren's hatred to love for Heston was a highlight of the show.

A few scenes that stood out in my mind was: 1. The jousting scene 2. The scene where Heston catapulted buns into the besieged city and won the heart of the people. 3. The epic fighting scene at the beach where arrows rained upon the shielded soldiers ...and who can forget the famous riding scene at the very end with the already dead Rodrigo tied to the mount riding out of the city that one last time. Combined with the underlying score, that was one of the most moving scenes of all times. Years later, when I happened upon the show on TV again, I still could not help but felt a little misty in my eyes when I watched that last scene.

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