El Cid
Epic story of the Spanish hero (Charlton Heston), following his involvement in royal plots, his tempestuous marriage, and the campaign he led against the Moorish invaders in Spain.
The epic story of the 11th-century Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, better known as El Cid. Involved in a tempestuous marriage to the beautiful Chimene, Rodrigo plots against various royal factions to gain power after the death of King Ferdinand, but his greatest campaign is to rid Spain of its Moorish invaders. He drives the Moors to their last outpost - Valencia - for a tumultuous and decisive battle.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar | Charlton Heston |
Jimena | Sophia Loren |
Count Ord贸帽ez | Raf Vallone |
Princess Urraca | Genevieve Page |
Prince Alfonso | John Fraser |
Prince Sancho | Gary Raymond |
Arias | Hurd Hatfield |
Fanez | Massimo Serato |
Ben Yussuf | Herbert Lom |
Director | Anthony Mann |
Al Kadir | Frank Thring |
Don Diego | Michael Hordern |
Count Gormaz | Andrew Cruickshank |
Moutamin | Douglas Wilmer |
Priest | Tullio Carminati |
King Ram铆rez | Gerard Tichy |
Writer | Philip Yordan |
Writer | Fredric M Frank |
Writer | Ben Barzman |
Producer | Samuel Bronston |
Broadcasts
- Wed 30 Apr 2008 22:00
- Sat 16 Aug 2008 14:05麻豆社 Two except East & Yorkshire
- Sun 5 Jul 2009 14:00麻豆社 Two Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
- Sat 15 Jan 2011 12:35麻豆社 Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Christmas Day 2011 19:00
- Sat 28 Jul 2012 13:20麻豆社 Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Mon 26 Aug 2013 12:40麻豆社 Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 24 May 2014 14:05麻豆社 Two HD, England, Scotland & Wales only
- Fri 31 Dec 2021 08:55麻豆社 Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Thu 23 May 2024 21:00
- Thu 19 Sep 2024 23:25
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