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El Cid (1961) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$30.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( DTS 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
188 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Collectors Edition
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Special Edition
Booklet
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 1961 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Anthony Mann

Written By:
Fredric M. Frank
Philip Yordan

Actors:
Charlton Heston ..... El Cid (Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar)
Sophia Loren ..... Jimena
Raf Vallone ..... Count Ordóñez
Geneviève Page ..... Princess Urraca (as Genevieve Page)
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

Synopsis:

El Cid (1961) is a historical epic film, a romanticized story of the life of the Christian Castilian knight Don Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, called 'El Cid' who in the 11th century fought the hordes of North African invaders and ultimately contributed to the unification of Spain.

Eleventh-century Spain is divided into Christian kingdoms and Moorish strongholds. The young Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar--dubbed El Cid by his followers--vows to see his country at peace, free from the invader. Vigorously brave and resourceful, the noble knight hates bloodshed and faces treason charges at court for the clemency shown to some emirs. His accuser, Gomez, father of his fiancée, Chimene, dies in the resulting duel. Chimene's avowed vengeance plot fails and Rodrigo is given her hand; the marriage is not consummated and she enters a convent. On Ferdinand's death, his kingdom is divided among his three children. Sancho challenges the decision and imprisons Alfonso, who is released by the Cid. The African war-lord, Ben Yssef, takes advantage of the quarrel by having Sancho assassinated. Alfonso now claims that throne, too, and exiles the Cid. Chimene realizes the nobility of her husband and joins him, but returns to the convent with their two children, when he goes into battle against Ben Yussef. The years pass, El Cid becomes a revered warrior, but refuses to aid Alfonso, preferring his own strategy. He lays siege to Valencia, catapulting food into its starving garrison; when the Valencians kill their evil ruler, Al Kadir, they offer the crown to the Cid. He sends it to Alfonso, who rushes, hysterically gratified, to his side. But the Cid has been hit by a stray arrow. Attended by Chimene, he hides the wound from his men and prepares a final bid to drive the Moors from Spain.

The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 07 August, 2023.