El Cid (1961)
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El Cid (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (The Miriam Collection)
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| Cast | Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Andrew Cruickshank, Barbara Everest, Carlo Giustini, Hurd Hatfield, Michael Hordern, Herbert Lom, Gary Raymond, Massimo Serato and Raf Vallone |
| Theatrical Release | December 14, 1961 |
| DVD Release | January 29, 2008 |
| Running Time | 188 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | Unrated |
| UPC Code | 796019803960 |
| Buy this item | $17.99 at Amazon.com
As of Oct 11 16:10 EDT (details)
2 DVD, WELLSPRING/GENIUS, Usually ships in 24 hours, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
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(162 reviews)
El Cid is poorly written, poorly acted, and the actors motivations seem to come from nowhere.
September 4, 2008 |  | Anthony Mann's classic spectacle |  |
The great director Anthony Mann after having made many Westerns with James Stewart entered into the arena of classic spectacles with this riveting adventure. Heston & Loren are perfectly matched though during screening they developed an intense dislike to each other to the degree that when Mann cast his next film, "The Fall of the Roman Empire" with Loren--she requested that Heston not be her co-star (it went to the wooden Stephen Boyd instead). Nevertheless, they are marvelous together and if you happen to attend a revival showing of this film in Ultra Panavision--do see it. I was fortunate enough to see this film in that wide format (2.75) several years ago in Berkeley but the Miriam edition is an excellent remastering.Compared to the over-rated, ponderous "Ben Hur", "El Cid" showcases Heston at his best particularly in the final scenes as the fallen hero riding to his eventual fate as mythic hero. Exciting swordfights, splendant Spanish landscapes, the beauty of Loren and Anthony Mann's superb direction make this an all time winner which can be appreciated on a large screen (50' and above) flat panel HDTV. Totally recommended.
August 28, 2008I bought this cd as a birthday present. The friend who received this
enjoyed it very much.
July 16, 2008This is an old favorite of ours and a classic in our opinion. Thanks to Amazon for making this wonderful hard to find movie available.
July 14, 2008This 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 Empire (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition) (The Miriam Collection)
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