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El Cid

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Released December 14th, 1961, 'El Cid' stars Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page The NR movie has a runtime of about 3 hr 2 min, and received a user score of 69 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 256 respected users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain." .

'El Cid' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on December 14th, 1961
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting October 9th, 2000 - Buy El Cid DVD