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
Herbert Lom
Ben Yussuf
Omero Capanna
Fighter (uncredited)
Luis Fernández de Eribe
(uncredited)
Antonio Mayans
Paul Müller
Arabian Assistant Doctor (uncredited)
Paul Naschy
Extra (uncredited)
Rosalba Neri
Harem Girl (uncredited)
Virgílio Teixeira
José Terrón
Soldier (uncredited)
Anthony Mann
Director
Fredric M. Frank
Screenplay
Philip Yordan
Ben Barzman
Story
Manuel Berenguer
Second Unit Director of Photography
Yakima Canutt
Second Unit Director
Diego Fabbri
Additional Writing
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Carl Gibson
Key Grip
John Harris
Camera Operator
Jack Erickson
Special Effects
Pat Miller
Script Supervisor
Alex Weldon
Maciek Piotrowski
Title Illustration
Draughtsman
Norton Kurland
Electrician
Stanley Detlie
Property Master
Verna Fields
Sound Editor
Luciano Sacripanti
First Assistant Director
Magdalena Paradell
Assistant Editor
Gloria Musetta
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jack Solomon
Sound Recordist
Edna Bullock
Music Editor
Veniero Colasanti
Costume Design
Miklós Rózsa
Original Music Composer
Robert Lawrence
Editor
Leon Chooluck
Production Manager
Samuel Bronston
Producer
Robert Krasker
Director of Photography
Production Design
John Moore
Grazia De Rossi
Hairstylist
Set Decoration
José López Rodero
Assistant Director
Michał Waszyński
Associate Producer
Mario Van Riel
Makeup Artist
Guy Luongo
Jaime Prades
José María Ochoa
Antonio Baquero
Special Effects Assistant
Vicente Sempere Sempere
Assistant Set Decoration
Julián Martín
Painter
Gil Parrondo
Assistant Art Director
Federico Gómez Grau
Still Photographer
Antonio Parra
Presenter
Luis Esquinas Sanchez
Carpenter
Jose Velazquez
Pablo Pérez
Antonio Bueno
Douglas Gamley
Orchestrator
Eugene Zador
Francisco Prósper
Construction Coordinator
Tadeo Villalba
Unit Manager
Emilio Ruiz del Río
Scenic Artist
Jerry Brown
Stunts
Joe Canutt
Tap Canutt
Enzo Musumeci Greco
Jack Williams
Buff Brady
Miguel Pedregosa
