MOVIE REVIEW

El Cid / 1961

Name: El Cid
Director: Anthony Mann
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Released: 1961
Duration: 187 min
Rating: 6.8

The GREATEST ROMANCE and ADVENTURE in a THOUSAND YEARS!

6.8 / 10 (298 votes)

187 minutes

DIRECTOR Anthony Mann

WRITERS Fredric M. Frank, Philip Yordan, Ben Barzman, Fredric M. Frank

CAST Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page, John Fraser, Gary Raymond, Hurd Hatfield, Massimo Serato, Frank Thring, Michael Hordern, Andrew Cruickshank, Douglas Wilmer, Tullio Carminati, Ralph Truman, Christopher Rhodes

PRODUCTION Samuel Bronston Productions, Dear Film, Aspa Films

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REVIEW & SYNOPSIS

Sinopsis

El Cid adalah sebuah Action, Drama, History, Romance, War yang dirilis pada tahun 1961. “The GREATEST ROMANCE and ADVENTURE in a THOUSAND YEARS!” Film ini disutradarai oleh Anthony Mann dan dibintangi oleh Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page, John Fraser.

El Cid menghadirkan cerita yang mendalam tentang perjuangan, konflik, dan resolusi yang memukau. Dengan alur yang terstruktur dengan baik, film ini berhasil membawa penonton dalam pengalaman sinematik yang tak terlupakan.

Dari segi teknis, El Cid menawarkan sinematografi yang memanjakan mata, tata suara yang imersif, serta akting yang meyakinkan dari para pemerannya.

Secara keseluruhan, El Cid adalah Action yang layak masuk dalam daftar tontonan Anda. Film ini tidak hanya menghibur tetapi juga memberikan pesan moral yang mendalam.

Last Updated: April 29, 2026

COMMUNITY REVIEWS FROM TMDB

John Chard 8/10

September 18, 2014

" And the Cid rode through the gate and into legend " El Cid is the story of legendary Rodrigo Diaz who lifted his country with valour and integrity to drive the Moorish invaders from Spain. I think the best thing I can say about this film is that even though it's nearly three hours long, I never once look at the clock. It's a thoroughly engaging picture that boasts all the great hallmarks of a sweeping historical epic. The colour, the costumes, the scope, and the attention to detail from director Anthony Mann are first rate, and par for...

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Wuchak 9/10

November 3, 2021

_**Ranks with the best sword & sandal epics**_ In the latter half of the 11th Century when Spain consisted of Christian kingdoms and Moorish strongholds, Castilian knight Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (Charlton Heston) becomes known as ‘El Cid,’ meaning “the lord,” after generously showing mercy to a couple of Emirs, who orchestrated an attack on a Spanish city. This gets him accused of treason, but he proves his nobility, courage and skill to King Ferdinand (Ralph Truman) and his successors (Gary Raymond, John Fraser & Geneviève Page). Sophia Loren plays his romantic interest while Herbert Lom is on hand as...

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tmdb28039023 2/10

September 5, 2022

El Cid is “the story of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar [Charlton Heston] ... a simple man who became Spain's greatest hero. He rose above religious hatreds and appealed to all Spaniards, whether Christian or Moorish [not unlike how JCVD befriended Jews and Muslims in The Order, in which Heston also appears], to confront a common enemy that threatened to destroy their land of Spain.” Rodrigo's unifying work is facilitated by the fact that Moors and Christians have a common language, although this lingua franca is not, as one would expect, Spanish but rather English — apparently the official language not...

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