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
as El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar
Sophia Loren
as Jimena
Raf Vallone
as Count Ordóñez
Geneviève Page
as Princess Urraca
John Fraser
as Prince Alfonso
Gary Raymond
as Prince Sancho
Hurd Hatfield
as Arias
Massimo Serato
as Fanez
Frank Thring
as Al Kadir
Michael Hordern
as Don Diego
Andrew Cruickshank
as Count Gormaz
Douglas Wilmer
as Moutamin
