Legendary 11th Century Spanish patriot El Cid, who fights to drive invading Moors from Spain. He has a seductive but duplicitous lover Chimene. However, their love is tested to its limits when he kills her father, she vows vengeance and he sets out on a crusade to rid Spain of its aggressors.
Starring:
Charlton Heston
Sophia Loren
Director:
Anthony Mann
