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El Cid is a 1961 epic historical drama film directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Samuel Bronston. The film is loosely based on the life of the 11th-century Castilian warlord Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, called "El Cid" (from the Arabic al-sidi, meaning "The Lord").
El Cid: Directed by Anthony Mann. With Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page. 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.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Anthony Mann
- 1961-12-14
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TRAILER. Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. Spain is overrun by the Moors and the country's only hope rests in a heroic knight known as El Cid (Charlton Heston). He...
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- Charlton Heston
- Anthony Mann
- History, Drama
El Cid tells the story of Spain's most famous hero, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (Charlton Heston, in one of his best performances), who in the eleventh century transformed himself from ordinary man into mythic warrior hero by bravely, intelligently and compassionately fighting to end Spain of its constant battles between Christians and Moors, and ...
- Anthony Mann
- Charlton Heston
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El Cid, American-Italian epic film, released in 1961, that told the story of the 11th-century Spanish hero. Although known for his fierce tactics on the battlefield, El Cid (“The Lord”; played by Charlton Heston) is depicted as a man who values peace and pragmatism over violence during a time when.
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