The young leader of the Spanish kingdom of Castile tries to get the various warring kingdoms of Spain to unite and join forces against the invading Moors.
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Title: The Castilian (1963)
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Espartaco Santoni | ... | Fernán González |
| Frankie Avalon | ... | Jerifán | |
| Cesar Romero | ... | Jerónimo (as César Romero) | |
| Tere Velázquez | ... | Sancha | |
| Tomás Blanco | ... | Don Nuño | |
| Rafael Durán | ... | Gonzalo Díaz | |
| Germán Cobos | ... | Abderramán | |
| Alida Valli | ... | Reina Teresa | |
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| Broderick Crawford | ... | Don Sancho | |
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| Ángel del Pozo | ... | Don García | |
| Luis Induni | ... | Capitán | |
| Beni Deus | ... | Íñigo (as Beny Deus) | |
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The young leader of the Spanish kingdom of Castile tries to get the various warring kingdoms of Spain to unite and join forces against the invading Moors.
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Release Date:
6 September 1963 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Color (Panacolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Music by José Buenagú
Lyrics by Paulino Rodrigo (as P. Rodrigo Díaz) and Javier Setó
Performed by Frankie Avalon
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This Spanish co-production was one of a small group of films shot in the new short lived Panacolor process. See more »Soundtracks
Canción de FernánMusic by José Buenagú
Lyrics by Paulino Rodrigo (as P. Rodrigo Díaz) and Javier Setó
Performed by Frankie Avalon
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While it tells an ostensibly historical story about the rise of Castile as the predominant power on the Iberian peninsula, this period film is filled with stilted acting, raging anachronisms, poor dubbing, and ridiculous scenes. Someone without any knowledge of the history involved, might find it passable as a love story. Any knowledge of the history makes it worthwhile only as a farce.