Italy / USA,
1961, 172 min
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)
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