| Uniform Title |
El Cid (Motion picture : 1961) |
| Title |
El Cid. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2018. |
| ©1961 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (180 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID3941. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. |
| Loosely based on the life of the 11th-century Castilian warlord Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, called "El Cid" (from the Arabic as-sidi, meaning "The Lord"). |
| DVD extra: trailer. |
| Credits |
Directed by Anthony Mann ; written by Fredric M. Frank, Philip Yordan, Ben Barzman. |
| Performers |
Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren. |
| Summary |
The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 2.0, PAL, Region 4, 2.35:1, 16:9 widescreen. |
| Language note |
In English. |
| Subjects |
Cid, -- approximately 1043-1099 -- Drama |
| Muslims -- Spain -- Drama |
| Christians -- Spain -- Drama |
| Knights and knighthood -- Spain -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Spain -- History -- 711-1516 -- Drama |
| Genre |
Epic films |
| Biographical films |
| Historical films |
| Action and adventure films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Mann, Anthony, 1906-1967 director. |
| Frank, Fredric M. (Fredric Maurice), 1911-1977 screenwriter. |
| Yordan, Philip screenwriter. |
| Barzman, Ben screenwriter. |
| Heston, Charlton actor. |
| Loren, Sophia, 1934- actor. |
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