El Cid
El Cid
Italy / USA,
1961, 172 min
Directed by:
Anthony MannCinematography:
Robert KraskerComposer:
Miklós RózsaCast:
Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page, Gary Raymond, Hurd Hatfield, Massimo Serato, Frank Thring, Michael Hordern, Tullio Carminati (more)Plots(1)
Anthony Mann's Oscar-winning epic stars Charlton Heston as the legendary 11th Century Spanish patriot El Cid, who fights to drive invading Moors from Spain. Sophia Loren co-stars as his seductive but duplicitous lover Chimene. However, their love is tested to its limits when he kills her father, she vows vengeance and he sets out on a crusade to rid Spain of its aggressors. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1962 - Miklós Rózsa (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 1962 - Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
- 1962 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1962 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
Golden Globes
- 1962 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1962 - Anthony Mann (Best Director)
- 1962 - Miklós Rózsa (Best Original Score)