Storyline

Spain is overrun by the Moors and the country's only hope rests in a heroic knight known as El Cid (Charlton Heston). He knows a divided Spain cannot stand and implores his countrymen to unify in order to repel the invaders. But a hitch develops in El Cid's campaign: He gets exiled from his homeland of Castile by the region's power-hungry ruler. In the meantime, he attempts to reunite with his estranged wife, Jimena (Sophia Loren) -- who's still upset by the fact that he killed her father.

Plot Keywords

hero, knight, wife, king, father, spaniard, rousing, spectacular, melodramatic, thrilling, spain, toledo, spain, battlefield, castle, political intrigue, love-hate relationship, invasion, exile, unification, rivalry, love, adventure, rise, 11th century

Short Review

To say that El Cid is the most intelligent of the elephantine epics of the early '60s is to damn it with faint praise.

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Streaming Service

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