---
title: 'El Cid (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Anthony Mann'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 182
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/el-cid-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054847/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# El Cid (1961)

1961 · 182 min · Drama, War, History, Romance · Italy, United States


## Synopsis

El Cid is a 1961 epic historical drama film directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Samuel Bronston. The film is loosely based on the life of the 11th-century Castilian knight and warlord Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, called "El Cid". The film stars Charlton Heston in the title role and Sophia Loren as El Cid's wife Doña Jimena, spelled "Chimene" in the script and pronounced that way (shim-ain) in the film. The screenplay is credited to Fredric M. Frank, Philip Yordan and Ben Barzman, with uncredited contributions by Bernard Gordon.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Anthony Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-mann)
- **Screenplay:** [Philip Yordan](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-yordan), [Ben Barzman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-barzman), [Diego Fabbri](https://cinepixo.com/people/diego-fabbri), [Fredric M. Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/fredric-m-frank)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Miklós Rózsa](https://cinepixo.com/people/miklos-rozsa)
- **Producer:** [Samuel Bronston](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-bronston)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Krasker](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-krasker)
- **Editor:** [Robert Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lawrence)

## Cast

- [Michael Hordern](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hordern)
- [Roland Ménard](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-menard)
- [Herbert Lom](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-lom) as Youssef ibn Tashfin
- [Paul Naschy](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-naschy)
- [Carlo Giustini](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-giustini) as Bermúdez
- [Antonio Mayáns](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-mayans)
- [Sophia Loren](https://cinepixo.com/people/sophia-loren) as Jimena Díaz
- [Massimo Serato](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-serato) as Álvar Fáñez
- [Fausto Tozzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/fausto-tozzi) as Vellido Dolfos
- [Barbara Everest](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-everest) as Mother Superior
- [Charlton Heston](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlton-heston) as Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar
- [Virgilio Teixeira](https://cinepixo.com/people/virgilio-teixeira)
- [Gary Raymond](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-raymond) as Sancho II of León and Castile
- [Andrew Cruickshank](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-cruickshank) as Diego Fernández de Oviedo
- [Frank Thring](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-thring) as Yahya II al-Qadir

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/el-cid-1961
Film facts: Wikidata (Q945883); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.