El Cid: The Legend

2003 1h 30m ES

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★6.0TMDB · 63

AdventureAnimation

Synopsis

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Rodrigo's life as a child was a noble and happy one, he entered school at a young age. Often he went on adventures with his best friend Sancho and often visited his beloved one Jimena, the daughter of the count of Gormaz. His happiness did not last forever, after the death of the King Fernando, Rodrigo is seen wrapped in a world of plots and conspiracies that to will put an end to the life of Sancho and the consequent coronation of the infant Alfonso. All of a sudden, Rodrigo loses all that that he has acquired, his best friend and the love of its beloved one, and is unjustly exiled to Castile without honor!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Manel Fuentes
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (voz)
Natalia Verbeke
Jimena Díaz (voz)
Sancho Gracia
Conde Gormaz (voice)
Loles León
Urraca de Zamora (voz)
Carlos Latre
Ben Yussuf (voz) / Conde Ordóñez (voz)
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 'El Sevilla'
Garcés (voz)
Manolo García
Diego Laínez (voz)
Sergio Zamora
Sancho II de Castilla (voz)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jose Pozo
Writers: Jose Pozo, Jose Pozo
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

MONEY

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Earned back only 72% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 7

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Félix Bueno shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Manel Fuentes and Natalia Verbeke and Sancho Gracia carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0315000 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jose Pozo directs. Félix Bueno cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 72% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 23 years ago.
4Editor Félix Bueno shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Manel Fuentes and Natalia Verbeke and Sancho Gracia carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0315000 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.