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El Cid (Blu-ray, 2011)

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Product Information

A widely acclaimed Hollywood spectacle which tells the story of the 11th century Spanish hero who drove the Moors from Spain.

Product Identifiers

ProducerAnthony Mann, Samuel Bronston

EAN5060020701177

eBay Product ID (ePID)102221403

Product Key Features

ActorHurd Hatfield, Charlton Heston, John Fraser, Sophia Loren, Gary Raymond, Raf Vallone, Genevieve Page, Herbert Lom

Film/TV TitleEl Cid

DirectorAnthony Mann

LanguageEnglish

Run Time180 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2011

FormatBlu-ray

FeaturesAudio Commentary with William Bronston and Neal Rosendorf \Hollywood Conquers Spain: The Making of El Cid\Sam Bronston: The Epic Journey of a Dreamer\Living a Life of Integrity: A Conversation with John Bevere \Behind The Camera: Anthony Mann & El Cid\Preserving Our Legacy: Gerry Byrne on Film Preservation and Restoration\Miklos Rozsa: Maestro of the Movies\Vintage Radio Interviews with Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren\Trailers: 1961 Original Release and 1993 Re-release, Widescreen

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs2

CertificateU

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerMiklos Rozsa

Production DesignerJohn Moore, Veniero Colasanti

Additional InformationWhen French playwright Pierre Corneille wrote EL CID, a fanciful version of the life of 11th-century Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar, aka El Cid, an attempt was made to honor the classic unities and to compress the whole story into a single day! Be assured that the 1961 film version of EL CID is more faithful to the actual chronology. Charlton Heston adds one more character to his gallery of historical portrayals as El Cid, the disgraced Spanish knight who rids his country of its Moorish conquerors. The triumphs of El Cid's military life are not matched by his private affairs; he is betrayed by his bride Chimene (Sophia Loren) and is made a political pawn by the avaricious Spanish landowners. EL CID has a climax unique in the annals of movie epics: the final assault against the land-grabbers is led by a dead hero. EL CID established the short but generally profitable reign of producer Samuel Bronston as the King of the Epics; his imprint on the film is much stronger than that of director Anthony Mann.

ReviewsMartin Scorsese - One of the greatest epic films ever made

ScreenwriterPhilip Yordan, Fredric M. Frank

Sound sourceDolby Digital

EditorRobert Lawrence

Movie/TV TitleEl Cid

Director of PhotographyRobert Krasker

Consumer AdviceContains mild violence