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El Cid
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6.8Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.
Released: 1961-10-24187 minDir: Anthony MannAction, Drama, History, Romance, WarBudget: $6.3MBox office: $26.6M
Cast
- Charlton Heston as El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar
- Sophia Loren as Jimena
- Raf Vallone as Count Ordóñez
- Geneviève Page as Princess Urraca
- John Fraser as Prince Alfonso
- Gary Raymond as Prince Sancho
Themes
- spain
- devoutness
- historical figure
- honor
- thoughtful
- 11th century
- admiring
- commanding
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
16,684 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
79/100
- Year
- 1961
- Runtime
- 182 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, History
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 7 wins & 13 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Rodrigo Diez de Vida
- Director
- Anthony Mann
- Screenwriter
- Ben Barzman
- Cast member
- John Fraser
- Composer
- Miklós Rózsa
- Producer
- Samuel Bronston
- Cinematographer
- Robert Krasker
- Narrative location
- Africa
- Filming location
- Spain
- Duration
- 182
- FilmAffinity ID
- 893542
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Torneo1C.JPG
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- publication date
- 1961-01-01
- film editor
- Robert Lawrence
- title
- El Cid
- distributed by
- Monogram Pictures
- Commons category
- El Cid (film)
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 93%
- inspired by
- Rodrigo Diez de Vida
- set in period
- 11th century
- characters
- Álvar Fáñez
Sources (10)
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