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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0796019803960
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Miriam Collection
Manufacturer: Miriam Collection
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Miriam Collection
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 29, 2008
Running Time: 188 minutes
Sales Rank: 475
Studio: Miriam Collection
Theatrical Release Date: December 14, 1961
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Anthony Mann masterfully directs this classic tale of the 11th-century hero (Heston) who fought to unite Spain. Known as history s 'compassionate warrior' the film follows El Cid s remarkable journey from peace-broker accused of treason to the King s fighting champion and later from exiled hero to legendary martyr.System Requirements:Run Time: 188 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/CLASSICS UPC: 796019803960 Manufacturer No: 80396
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:  - One of Heston's Great Epics
In the wake of Charlton Heston's death, I decided to have a marathon viewing of his films. I rewatched many of my favorites and sought out some of those I had never seen.
"El Cid" was one I had not watched before, probably because it only recently became available on DVD. As he often did, Heston plays a real-life character, an 11th-century Spanish hero who sought to unite his country. It is one of those epic historical films Heston specialized in, and it does a good job of conveying ... Read More
Rating:  - El Cid
If You are a Charlton Heston Fan or a Sophia Loren Fan You need this movie in Your collection. It was long over due that they put this movie on DVD. I Hope You will enjoy it as much as I did. Enjoy
Rating: - True Clasic
El Cid is a great depiction of Medieval Spain! There is enough violence to satisfy most prurient interests. In addition, the beauty of Sofia Loren, the pageantry and chivalry of the royal court, and the intrigue of familial politics make for a dynamic presentation of the life and times of Spain's greatest hero.
The plot follows the storyline of the "Song of the Champion El Cid" as it has come down through the centuries. There are a few factual discrepancies but they do not severely hinder ... Read More
Rating: - "The best epic I have ever seen!"
This film based upon "the Cid" who is the subject of an epic medieval Spanish poem. Heston really is at his best playing this remarkable character; he was the only man who could have done it so well. Sophia Loren is equally good and ravishing as the woman who loves him, the cast is rounded out by great character actors. The action scenes are wonderful as are the excellent sets and fantastic location work. This film is so watchable because it has at its heart the Christ-like Cid who is brave, ... Read More
Rating: - The Man
If you want a story that is close to accurate with the splendor of actors and extras instead of CGI, this is the movie. What a story! They just do not make them like this anymore and the two main actors are right on!
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