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El Cid (1961)

★ 6.8 · 301 ratings on TMDB

The GREATEST ROMANCE and ADVENTURE in a THOUSAND YEARS!

El Cid poster★ 6.8

Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.

DirectorAnthony Mann
CastCharlton Heston, Frank Thring, Gary Raymond, Geneviève Page, Hurd Hatfield, John Fraser
GenresAction, Drama, History, Romance
The emergence reading

El Cid keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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