El Cid (1961)

El Cid: Directed by Anthony Mann. With Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, Geneviève Page. 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.

“One of my favorite films. One of the great scenes is El Cidu0026#39;s meeting with a leper on the road to his banishment. u0026#39;Only one knight in Spain would humble his King and share his water with with a leper.u0026#39; The player of Lazarus is totally uncredited – it sounds like Claud Rains? surely such a key contribution to the movie should not remain unacknowledeged forty years after its filming. Similarly the closing narration is uncredited as well. u0026#39;For Spain and God!u0026#39;”