‘El Cid’: The Purest Knight of All

An epic story of Spain’s greatest knight shows the meaning of courage and mercy.
‘El Cid’: The Purest Knight of All
El Cid (Charlton Heston) and Chimene Gormaz (Sophia Loren) with their children, in "El Cid." MovieStillsDB
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Approved | 3h 4m | Drama, Epic | 1961

Director Anthony Mann’s film tells of Islamic conquest that dominated 11th-century western Europe, and of Spanish Christian kingdoms, who called their Arabic-Muslim rivals, Moors, and their rulers, Moorish emirs. It’s only loosely based on the real-life El Cid. So, don’t go rushing for those history books.

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