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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 3530941002513
Format: Anamorphic, Full Screen, PAL
Region Code: 2
Sales Rank: 43422
Theatrical Release Date: December 14, 1961
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
Technically ambitious but artistically underwhelming, this 1961 epic by Anthony Mann (Man of the West) stars Charlton Heston as an 11th-century hero who drives the Moors from Spain. The film has been described as 'glum,' and that is indeed apt for a story that focuses so much on its central character's losses in the face of his simultaneous, mythic approbation. Then again, Mann has always been interested in the hidden weaknesses in prevailing myths, so that's not unusual. What is unusual in El Cid is the degree to which technology takes over his filmmaking, as it does here with so many grandiose and bravura moments with a roving camera that don't add up to anything beyond spectacle. As an achievement of Hollywood's technical advancements in the postwar years, and also as part of the filmographies of Mann and Heston, the film is well worth a look. But it is not the artistic equal of other epics of its day, such as Lawrence of Arabia. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great Movie
This lovely classic at last available in a DVD with decent picture and sound, along with mind blowing extras. This limited collector's edition comes with 2 additional booklets and few art cards. Even though I purchased the Limited Edition, I feel like the goodies not worth the additional money I paid. Also the box will eat up more space in your DVD rack. So buying the El Cid (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (The Miriam Collection) will be a good deal. I highly recommend this along with The Fall Of The Roman ... Read More
Rating:  - Inspiring Movie
This is a classic movie that will inspire you. It is clean cut and great for the entire family.
Rating:  - EL CID Audio
The sound of the El Cid is not good. When you make it loud to hear the conversation - it will be too loud if there is only music and no dialogue.
Rating: - El Cid
Great movie by great actors/actresses. True to a point, but it's a movie after all. Enjoy
Rating: - El Cid
Very good movie , the second time ihave seen it since it was first released..
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