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
USA
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Big Country (1958)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Sophia Loren
Italy
Best movies:
A Special Day (1977)
Two Women (1960)
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV movie)
Raf Vallone
Italy
Best movies:
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
Two Women (1960)
Geneviève Page
France
Best movies:
Grand Prix (1966)
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
El Cid (1961)
Gary Raymond
UK
Best movies:
El Cid (1961)
House of the Dragon (2022) (series)
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
Hurd Hatfield
USA
Best movies:
El Cid (1961)
The Manions of America (1981) (series)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Massimo Serato
Italy
Best movies:
El Cid (1961)
The Country Boy (1984)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
Frank Thring
Australia
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
El Cid (1961)
The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
Michael Hordern
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Shogun (1980) (series)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Tullio Carminati
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Roman Holiday (1953)
Beauty of the Devil (1950)
El Cid (1961)
Ralph Truman
UK
Best movies:
Ben-Hur (1959)
Oliver Twist (1948)
El Cid (1961)
Herbert Lom
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Treasure of the Silver Lake (1962)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Spartacus (1960)
Antonio Mayans
Spain
Best movies:
El Cid (1961)
The Call of the Wild (1972)
A Dog Called... Vengeance (1977)
Paul Muller
Switzerland
Best movies:
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
El Cid (1961)
Blazing Sun (1960)
Rosalba Neri
Italy
Best movies:
El Cid (1961)
Wait for the Dawn (1960)
Che gioia vivere (1961)
Nerio Bernardi
Italy
Best movies:
Fearless Little Soldier (1952)
El Cid (1961)
Blazing Sun (1960)
Fausto Tozzi
Italy
Best movies:
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
El Cid (1961)
The Deserter (1971)
John Fraser
UK
Best movies:
The Secret Adversary (1983) (TV movie)
El Cid (1961)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Robert Rietty
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)