El Cid (film)
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| Directed by | Anthony Mann |
| Produced by | Samuel Bronston |
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| Story by | Fredric M. Frank |
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| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
| Cinematography | Robert Krasker |
| Edited by | Robert Lawrence |
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184 minutes |
| Country | Italy United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6,200,000 |
| Box office | $30,000,000 (Domestic) |
El Cid is a 1961 epic historical film, a romanticized biography of the life of the Christian Castilian knight Don Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, called "El Cid" (from the Arabic as-sidi, meaning "The Lord"), who, in the 11th century, fought the North African Almoravides and ultimately contributed to the unification of Spain. The film stars Charlton Heston in the title role and Sophia Loren as Doña Ximena.
Made by Samuel Bronston Productions in association with Dear Film Produzione and released in the United States by Allied Artists, the film was directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Samuel Bronston with Jaime Prades and Michal Waszynski as associate producers. The screenplay was by Philip Yordan, Ben Barzman and Fredric M. Frank from a story by Frank. The music score was by Miklós Rózsa, the cinematography by Robert Krasker and the editing by Robert Lawrence. The film had its World Premiere at the Metropole Theatre, Victoria, London on December 6, 1961.
General Ibn (pronounced Ben) Yusuf (Herbert Lom) of the Almoravid dynasty has summoned all the Emirs of Al-Andalus to North Africa and chastises them for their complacency in dealing with the infidels and reveals his plan for Islamic world domination.
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