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El Cid

Movie
1961
3h 2m
NR
English
Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
User Score: 
7.3
Critic Score: 
86
El Cid' Poster
Epic 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.
El Cid Poster

El Cid

NR
Movie
1961
3h 2m
English
Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Epic 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.
Rating
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7.3
IMDB
El Cid (1961) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
86

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Charlton Heston
El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar
Raf Vallone
Count Ordóñez
Genevive Page
Princess Urraca
John Fraser
Prince Alfonso
Gary Raymond
Prince Sancho
Frank Thring
Al Kadir
Andrew Cruickshank
Count Gormaz
Ralph Truman
King Ferdinand
Grard Tichy
King Ramírez
Barbara Everest
Mother Superior
Herbert Lom
Ben Yussuf
Omero Capanna
Fighter (uncredited)
Directed By: Anthony Mann
Written By: Philip Yordan (Screenplay), Fredric M. Frank (Story), + 2 more

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Juliosoft says...
5 years ago
Years without seeing it, it is still very good, scenarios, direction. You can see the budget, also at that time everything that came out was really there
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TKPNPodcast says...
3 years ago
The first two hours for me were a bit of a slag. The final hour, however, was fantastic. True epics with scenes just painted with people throughout the frame. Get past the first two hours and you will find some great story there near the end.
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Featured User Reviews

Wuchak
3 years ago
_**Ranks with the best sword & sandal epics**_

In the latter half of the 11th Century when Spain consisted of Christian kingdoms and Moorish strongholds, Castilian knight Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (Charlton Heston) becomes known as ‘El Cid,’ meaning “the lord,” after generously showing mercy More
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John Chard
6 years ago
" And the Cid rode thru the gate and into legend "

El Cid is the story of legendary Rodrigo Diaz who lifted his country with valour and integrity to drive the Moorish invaders from Spain.

I think the best thing I can say about this film is that even though it's nearly three hours long, I never More
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JPRetana
2 years ago
El Cid is “the story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar [Charlton Heston] ... a simple man who became Spain's greatest hero. He rose above religious hatreds and appealed to all Spaniards, whether Christian or Moorish [not unlike how JCVD ​​befriended Jews and Muslims in The Order, in which Heston also More
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