El Cid (1961)
El Cid (1961)

Plot.
Where to Watch.


Currently El Cid is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video, BBC iPlayer
Streaming in:🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Cast & Crew.

Charlton Heston
El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar

Sophia Loren
Jimena

Raf Vallone
Count Ordóñez

Geneviève Page
Princess Urraca

John Fraser
Prince Alfonso

Gary Raymond
Prince Sancho

Hurd Hatfield
Arias

Massimo Serato
Fanez

Frank Thring
Al Kadir

Michael Hordern
Don Diego

Andrew Cruickshank
Count Gormaz

Douglas Wilmer
Moutamin

Tullio Carminati
Priest

Ralph Truman
King Ferdinand

Christopher Rhodes
Don Martín

Carlo Giustini
Bermúdez

Gérard Tichy
King Ramírez

Fausto Tozzi
Dolfos

Barbara Everest
Mother Superior

Katina Noble
Nun

Nerio Bernardi
Soldier

Franco Fantasia
Soldier

Herbert Lom
Ben Yussuf

Omero Capanna
Fighter (uncredited) / Stunts

Luis Fernández de Eribe
(uncredited)

Antonio Mayans
(uncredited)

Paul Müller
Arabian Assistant Doctor (uncredited)

Paul Naschy
Extra (uncredited)

Rosalba Neri
Harem Girl (uncredited)

Virgílio Teixeira
(uncredited)

José Terrón
Soldier (uncredited)

Anthony Mann
Director

Fredric M. Frank
Screenplay / Story

Philip Yordan
Screenplay

Ben Barzman
Screenplay

Manuel Berenguer
Second Unit Director of Photography

Yakima Canutt
Second Unit Director

Diego Fabbri
Additional Writing

Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Carl Gibson
Key Grip

John Harris
Camera Operator

Jack Erickson
Special Effects

Pat Miller
Script Supervisor

Alex Weldon
Special Effects

Maciek Piotrowski
Title Illustration / Draughtsman

Norton Kurland
Electrician

Stanley Detlie
Property Master

Verna Fields
Sound Editor

Luciano Sacripanti
First Assistant Director

Magdalena Paradell
Assistant Editor

Gloria Musetta
Wardrobe Supervisor

Jack Solomon
Sound Recordist

Edna Bullock
Music Editor

Veniero Colasanti
Costume Design / Production Design / Set Decoration

Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer

Robert Lawrence
Editor

Leon Chooluck
Production Manager

Samuel Bronston
Producer / Presenter

Robert Krasker
Director of Photography

John Moore
Costume Design / Production Design / Set Decoration

Grazia De Rossi
Hairstylist

José López Rodero
Assistant Director

Michał Waszyński
Associate Producer

Mario Van Riel
Makeup Artist

Guy Luongo
Production Manager

Jaime Prades
Associate Producer

José María Ochoa
Assistant Director

Antonio Baquero
Special Effects Assistant

Vicente Sempere Sempere
Assistant Set Decoration

Julián Martín
Painter

Gil Parrondo
Assistant Art Director

Federico Gómez Grau
Still Photographer

Antonio Parra
Special Effects Assistant

Luis Esquinas Sanchez
Carpenter

Jose Velazquez
Carpenter

Pablo Pérez
Special Effects Assistant

Antonio Bueno
Special Effects Assistant

Douglas Gamley
Orchestrator

Eugene Zador
Orchestrator

Francisco Prósper
Construction Coordinator
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Details.
Release DateOctober 24, 1961
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 7m
Content RatingNR
Budget$6,250,000
Filming LocationsMadrid, Spain
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
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 knight and warlord Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, called "El Cid" (from the Arabic al-sidi, meaning "The Lord"). The film stars Charlton Heston in the title role and Sophia Loren as El Cid's wife Doña Jimena, spelled "Chimene" in the script and pronounced that way (shim-ain) in the film. The screenplay is credited to Fredric M. Frank, Philip Yordan and Ben Barzman, with uncredited contributions by Bernard Gordon.
During the late 1950s, Samuel Bronston had established his own production studio in Madrid, Spain. To strengthen cordial ties to the Spanish government ruled by Francisco Franco, Bronston began developing a biographical film of El Cid. During his reign, Franco had admired and compared himself to El Cid. In 1960, Bronston purchased Frederic M. Frank's script, and hired Anthony Mann to direct the film. Philip Yordan was later hired to rewrite the script, although Mann later recruited Ben Barzman to write the final screenplay. Before principal photography began, Bronston purchased the rights to a rival biographical film developed by Cesáreo González's Aspa Films, making the film an Italian co-production. On a $7 million budget, filming of El Cid began in September 1960 and concluded in April 1961.
El Cid premiered on December 6, 1961 at the Metropole Theatre in London, and was released on December 14 in the United States. The film received largely positive reviews praising the performances of Heston and Loren, the cinematography, and the musical score. It went on to gross $26.6 million during its initial theatrical run. It was nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Art Direction, Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, and Best Original Song.
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