El Cid (1961)
El Cid (1961)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
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
Philip Yordan
Screenplay
Fredric M. Frank
Screenplay / Story
Ben Barzman
Screenplay
Samuel Bronston
Producer
Jaime Prades
Associate Producer
Michał Waszyński
Associate Producer
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Robert Krasker
Director of Photography
Robert Lawrence
Editor
Veniero Colasanti
Production Design / Set Decoration / Costume Design
John Moore
Production Design / Set Decoration / Costume Design
Grazia De Rossi
Hairstylist
Mario Van Riel
Makeup Artist
Leon Chooluck
Production Manager
Guy Luongo
Production Manager
José López Rodero
Assistant Director
José María Ochoa
Assistant Director
Diego Fabbri
Additional Writing
Yakima Canutt
Second Unit Director
Manuel Berenguer
Second Unit Director of Photography
Luciano Sacripanti
First Assistant Director
Pat Miller
Script Supervisor
Jack Solomon
Sound Recordist
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Verna Fields
Sound Editor
Edna Bullock
Music Editor
Maciek Piotrowski
Title Illustration / Draughtsman
Stanley Detlie
Property Master
Carl Gibson
Key Grip
Magdalena Paradell
Assistant Editor
Alex Weldon
Special Effects
Jack Erickson
Special Effects
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 24, 1961
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 2m
Content RatingNR
Budget$6,250,000
Filming LocationsMadrid, Spain
Genres
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 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 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.
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.