El Cid
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.
Charlton Heston
El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar
Sophia Loren
Jimena
Raf Vallone
Count Ordóñez
Geneviève Page
Princess Urraca
John Fraser
Prince Alfonso
Gary Raymond
Prince Sancho
Hurd Hatfield
Arias
Massimo Serato
Fanez
Frank Thring
Al Kadir
Michael Hordern
Don Diego
Andrew Cruickshank
Count Gormaz
Douglas Wilmer
Moutamin
Tullio Carminati
Priest
Ralph Truman
King Ferdinand
Christopher Rhodes
Don Martín
Carlo Giustini
Bermúdez
Gérard Tichy
King Ramírez
Fausto Tozzi
Dolfos
Barbara Everest
Mother Superior
Katina Noble
Nun
Nerio Bernardi
Soldier
Franco Fantasia
Soldier
Herbert Lom
Ben Yussuf
Omero Capanna
Fighter (uncredited)
Luis Fernández de Eribe
(uncredited)
Antonio Mayans
(uncredited)
Paul Müller
Arabian Assistant Doctor (uncredited)
Paul Naschy
Extra (uncredited)
Rosalba Neri
Harem Girl (uncredited)
Virgílio Teixeira
(uncredited)
José Terrón
Soldier (uncredited)
Anthony Mann
Director
Ben Barzman
Screenplay
Fredric M. Frank
Story
Philip Yordan
Screenplay
Fredric M. Frank
Screenplay
Yakima Canutt
Second Unit Director
Diego Fabbri
Additional Writing
Manuel Berenguer
Second Unit Director of Photography
Jack Solomon
Sound Recordist
Maciek Piotrowski
Title Illustration
Alex Weldon
Special Effects
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Edna Bullock
Music Editor
Magdalena Paradell
Assistant Editor
Stanley Detlie
Property Master
Carl Gibson
Key Grip
Jack Erickson
Special Effects
Luciano Sacripanti
First Assistant Director
Pat Miller
Script Supervisor
Gloria Musetta
Wardrobe Supervisor
Norton Kurland
Electrician
Verna Fields
Sound Editor
Maciek Piotrowski
Draughtsman
John Harris
Camera Operator
Samuel Bronston
Producer
Mario Van Riel
Makeup Artist
Jaime Prades
Associate Producer
John Moore
Costume Design
José López Rodero
Assistant Director
Robert Krasker
Director of Photography
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Michał Waszyński
Associate Producer
Veniero Colasanti
Set Decoration
John Moore
Set Decoration
Grazia De Rossi
Hairstylist
Guy Luongo
Production Manager
Veniero Colasanti
Production Design
Leon Chooluck
Production Manager
José María Ochoa
Assistant Director
Robert Lawrence
Editor
John Moore
Production Design
Veniero Colasanti
Costume Design
Douglas Gamley
Orchestrator
Federico Gómez Grau
Still Photographer
Antonio Parra
Special Effects Assistant
Pablo Pérez
Special Effects Assistant
Luis Esquinas Sanchez
Carpenter
Emilio Ruiz del Río
Scenic Artist
Samuel Bronston
Presenter
Antonio Bueno
Special Effects Assistant
Gil Parrondo
Assistant Art Director
Francisco Prósper
Construction Coordinator
Julián Martín
Painter
Eugene Zador
Orchestrator
Antonio Baquero
Special Effects Assistant
Jose Velazquez
Carpenter
Vicente Sempere Sempere
Assistant Set Decoration
Tadeo Villalba
Unit Manager
Tap Canutt
Stunts
Miguel Pedregosa
Stunts
Enzo Musumeci Greco
Stunts
Jack Williams
Stunts
Omero Capanna
Stunts
Buff Brady
Stunts
Joe Canutt
Stunts
Jerry Brown
Stunts