El Cid

El Cid (1961)

Timing: 3:7 (187 min)

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Video 2

Photo 43

Actors and characters

Release date

1961-10-24

Country

Italy, United States, Spain

Production

Allied Artists Pictures, Dear Film, Samuel Bronston Productions, Aspa Films

Genre

Action, Drama, History, Romance, War

Budget

$6 250 000

Revenue

$26 600 000

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Director

Anthony Mann

Actors

Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page, John Fraser, Gary Raymond, Hurd Hatfield, Massimo Serato, Frank Thring, Michael Hordern
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Samuel Bronston

Operator

Robert Krasker

Composer

Miklós Rózsa

Artist

Gil Parrondo

Audition

Editing

Robert Lawrence
All team (59)

• The prototype for the main character is Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (1045–1099), a participant in the Reconquista, a national hero of Spain.
• The film was shot in Spain, specifically in the historic town of Ampudia in the province of Palencia and the Torrelobatón castle in the province of Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, at the Templar fortress of Peñíscola near Valencia, in Portugal at Belmonte Castle, and also at Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland (Great Britain).
• A stuntman (flag bearer) during the Battle of Valencia, after falling from a horse, turns his "back" to the viewer. Worn jeans are clearly visible.
• During the battle of Valencia, the stuntman (flag bearer) turns “his back” to the viewer after falling off his horse. Worn jeans are clearly visible.