Directed by:
Anthony MannCinematography:
Robert KraskerComposer:
Miklós RózsaCast:
Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page, Gary Raymond, Hurd Hatfield, Massimo Serato, Frank Thring, Michael Hordern, Tullio Carminati (more)Plots(1)
Anthony Mann's Oscar-winning epic stars Charlton Heston as the legendary 11th Century Spanish patriot El Cid, who fights to drive invading Moors from Spain. Sophia Loren co-stars as his seductive but duplicitous lover Chimene. However, their love is tested to its limits when he kills her father, she vows vengeance and he sets out on a crusade to rid Spain of its aggressors. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Cast
![Charlton Heston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381893_12ba41.png)
Charlton Heston
USA
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Big Country (1958)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
![Sophia Loren](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/384/164384742_acfaf9.png)
Sophia Loren
Italy
Best movies:
A Special Day (1977)
Two Women (1960)
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
![Raf Vallone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272144_2fe52a.jpg)
Raf Vallone
Italy
Best movies:
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
Two Women (1960)
![Geneviève Page](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/329/162329746_173643.jpg)
Geneviève Page
France
Best movies:
Grand Prix (1966)
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
El Cid (1961)
![Gary Raymond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/987/157987345_5406d7.jpg)
Gary Raymond
UK
Best movies:
El Cid (1961)
House of the Dragon (2022) (series)
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
![Hurd Hatfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886336_1fbf0d.jpg)
Hurd Hatfield
USA
Best movies:
El Cid (1961)
The Manions of America (1981) (series)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
![Massimo Serato](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/356/160356674_a941d4.jpg)
Massimo Serato
Italy
Best movies:
El Cid (1961)
The Country Boy (1984)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
![Frank Thring](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/426/158426696_44997d.jpg)
Frank Thring
Australia
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
El Cid (1961)
The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
![Michael Hordern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/527/161527020_25ef13.jpg)
Michael Hordern
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Shogun (1980) (series)
![Tullio Carminati](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886400_f51dc2.jpg)
Tullio Carminati
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Roman Holiday (1953)
Beauty of the Devil (1950)
El Cid (1961)
![Ralph Truman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271495_6700fd.jpg)
Ralph Truman
UK
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
Oliver Twist (1948)
El Cid (1961)
![Herbert Lom](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271168_68454e.jpg)
Herbert Lom
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Treasure of the Silver Lake (1962)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Spartacus (1960)
![Antonio Mayans](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272594_3de213.jpg)
Antonio Mayans
Spain
Best movies:
El Cid (1961)
The Call of the Wild (1972)
A Dog Called... Vengeance (1977)
![Paul Muller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270444_1b7e8d.jpg)
Paul Muller
Switzerland
Best movies:
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
El Cid (1961)
Fiorile (1993)
![Rosalba Neri](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279515_467b91.jpg)
Rosalba Neri
Italy
Best movies:
El Cid (1961)
Wait for the Dawn (1960)
Che gioia vivere (1961)
![Nerio Bernardi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/515/515908_4b527f.jpg)
Nerio Bernardi
Italy
Best movies:
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
El Cid (1961)
Blazing Sun (1960)
![Fausto Tozzi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354492_3b6f8b.jpg)
Fausto Tozzi
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
El Cid (1961)
The Deserter (1971)
![John Fraser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/347/160347335_ba82ba.jpg)
John Fraser
UK
Best movies:
The Secret Adversary (1983) (TV movie)
El Cid (1961)
The Dam Busters (1955)
![Douglas Wilmer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/607/160607394_16771d.jpg)
Douglas Wilmer
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Cleopatra (1963)
Richard III (1955)
![Robert Rietty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/486/160486485_0071b5.jpg)
Robert Rietty
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)