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Spain Spain · Castellón
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8
Adventure Eleventh-century Spain is divided into Christian kingdoms and Moorish strongholds. The young Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar--dubbed El Cid by his followers--vows to see his country at peace, free from the invader. Vigorously brave and resourceful, the noble knight hates bloodshed and faces treason charges at court for the clemency shown to some emirs. His accuser, Gomez, father of his fiancée, Chimene, dies in the resulting duel. Chimene's ... [+]
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February 20, 2015
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La más afamada superproducción de Samuel Bronston, sobre las andanzas de Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, 'El Cid Campeador', histórico guerrero castellano que combatió al invasor musulmán incluso después de muerto. Rodada íntegramente en nuestro país por Anthony Mann, se presenta épica y melodramática a partes iguales, contando con Charlton Heston de protagonista, Sophia Loren como su amada Doña Jimena y Herbert Lom en la piel del siniestro líder moro.



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