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𝙒/ 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝙃𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣 & 𝙎𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙖 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙣❗   The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain against the Moors.   Epic movie of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar (Charlton Heston) ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honor, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain. Stars  Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone   & many other fine actors. Movie Trivia In some Muslim countries the entire climax is left out as it depicts the massacre of the Moors. Charlton Heston was the first and only choice of the producers. According to the legend of El Cid, in his youth Rodrigo came across a leper sinking in quicksand crying for help, but none of the bystanders dared touch him. Rodrigo pulled him from the bog, clothed him in his cloak, housed him in a barn, and went to get him some food. When he returned, he found the leper had transformed into an angelic figure that identified himself as St. Lazarus. He said "For your bravery and kindness, you will enjoy success as a warrior. You will win battles upon battles and never know defeat." In a nice nod to the legend, this movie contains a scene wherein the banished Rodrigo encounters a thirsty leper who begs a drink. After unhesitatingly offering his own pouch, the Leper thanks him by name. "Who are you?" asks Rodrigo. "I am called Lazarus", the leper answers. Then he crosses Rodrigo with his staff. "May helping hands be extended to you everywhere you go, my Cid." Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, Charlton Heston himself was not overly impressed by the finished movie, suggesting in his 1995 autobiography "In the Arena" that this movie might have been better if William Wyler had directed it instead of Anthony Mann. Conversely, he speculates that Ben-Hur (1959) may have been more effective with Mann, not Wyler, helming it. Heston recalled he once mentioned this idea to Wyler, who thought little of it. According to Time Magazine, this movie required seven thousand extras, ten thousand costumes, thirty-five ships, fifty outsize engines of medieval war, and four of the noblest old castles in Spain: Ampudia, Belmonte, Peñíscola, and Torrelobatón. Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren reportedly got off on the wrong foot early in filming which set a bad tone for their working relationship for the rest of the shoot. Heston later said he regretted the way he behaved towards Loren during filming, feeling in retrospect that he'd been unprofessional and unfair to her and wished he'd been kinder and less stubborn towards her. More than $40,000 was budgeted for jeweled crowns, rings, and scepters from Italy and Spain and $150,000 was spent on reproductions of candelabras, tapestries, and art of the Medieval Era. Sophia Loren was paid $1 million for ten weeks' work. Producer Samuel Bronston also agreed to pay $200 a week for her hairdresser. If you have watched this movie, what would your rating be on a scale of 1 to 10?   My reviews will be based upon 1 to 10.  With 1 being the lowest and 10 being the best.  This movie has a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 𝓜𝓞𝓥𝓘𝓔 𝓡𝓔𝓠𝓤𝓔𝓢𝓣:    If you have a movie request that you would like to watch please let me know in the comment section of the movie.  If I have it or if I can get it, I will upload it for you.