The Castilian (1963)
2h 8m
Running Time
March 7, 1963Release Date
Plot.
Also released as Valley of the Swords, this lugubrious US/Spanish co-production features the usual mid-1960s "tax shelter" international cast. Broderick Crawford plays a despotic 10th century Spanish king who, in cahoots with the invading Moors, has banished handsome Castilian nobleman Spartaco Santoni. With the surreptitious aid of Crawford's daughter Teresa Velasquez, Santoni assembles an army to march against the Moors. In keeping with the 13th century epic poem from which this film was derived ("El Poema de Fernan Gonzales") Santoni's path is smoothed by the celestial intervention of patron saints Milan and Santiago. Among the big names picking up a few tax-free dollars in The Castilian are Cesar Romero, Linda Darnell, Alida Valli and Fernando Rey.
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Cast & Crew.

Espartaco Santoni
Fernán González

Frankie Avalon
Jerifán

Cesar Romero
Jerónimo

Teresa Velázquez
Sancha

Tomás Blanco
Don Nuño

Germán Cobos
Abderramán

Alida Valli
Reina Teresa

Fernando Rey
Ramiro II, rey de León

Broderick Crawford
Don Sancho

Julio Peña
Santiago

Soledad Miranda
Maria Estévez

Rafael Durán
Gonzalo Díaz

George Rigaud
Millán

Ángel del Pozo
Don García

Luis Induni
Capitán

Beni Deus
Íñigo

José Calvo
Fraile

José Buenagú
Composer

Paco Morán
Peribáñez

Hugo Pimentel
Bustius

Lola Alba
Doña Guiomar

Roberto Rey
Abad

Margarita Ochoa
Editor

José María Caffarel
Moro principal

Francisco Ariza
CastingDirector

José Orjas
Vendedor de ungüentos

Luis Morris
Juglar

José Manuel Martín
Centinela

Encarna Barrios
Zaira

Mike Brendel
Noble

Javier Setó
Director

Luis de los Arcos
Screenplay / Story

Paulino Rodrigo
Screenplay / Story

Al Wyatt Sr.
Stunts

José María Moreno
Camera Operator

José Antonio de la Guerra
Art Direction

Mario Pacheco
Director of Photography

Sidney W. Pink
Producer

Rafael Cordón

José Bastida
Details.
Release DateMarch 7, 1963
Original NameEl valle de las espadas
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 8m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
spain
the moors (people)
10th century
Wiki.
The Castilian (in Spanish El valle de las espadas) is a 1963 independently made historical action film drama in Eastmancolor, produced by Sidney W. Pink, directed by Javier Setó, that stars Cesar Romero, Frankie Avalon, Broderick Crawford, Alida Valli, Espartaco Santoni, Tere Velázquez, Fernando Rey, and Soledad Miranda. The Castilian was distributed in the U.S. by Warner Bros. Pictures.
The film's storyline concerns Fernán González, the first independent count of Castile, who lived and ruled in the early 10th century.