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El Cid
1961
BiographyDramaHistoryRomanceWar
The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.
IMDB 7.2
RT 92%
Metacritic 79
StarsCharlton HestonSophia LorenRaf ValloneGeneviève Page
DirectorAnthony Mann
WriterFredric M. Frank (story)Philip Yordan (screenplay)Fredric M. Frank (screenplay)Ben Barzman (screenplay)
AwardsNominated for 3 Oscars
  • Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
    Veniero Colasanti, John Moore
  • Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
    Miklós Rózsa, Paul Francis Webster
  • Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score) of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
    Miklós Rózsa
LanguageItalianArabicEnglishLatin
CountryItalyUSA