We must distinguish between the literary Cid and the historical Cid. There is little to discuss about the literary, since it is based on a few written poems. That is the Cid that I prefer, because he chisels the prototype of the Castilian, of the frontier man, accustomed to fighting for his land, oblivious to the ancient honor of the Asturians and the Leonese, always faithful to his word and defender of the weak, rebellious and courteous to others, stoic and tough, long-suffering and ascetic, indomitable and courageous. When the reciters passed through the villages of Castile in the Middle Ages and recited the verses of the Poem, with their epic and high-sounding tone, even the most seasoned men cried for the Campeador's sorrows or applauded wildly if the Christian hosts plundered a Muslim fortress or the gentleman was swindling some Jewish usurers. In school, we learned those lines by heart. Thus was born Castilla, land of my father and soul of Spain.
En que se diferencia el antiguo honor de Asturianos o Leoneses de lo que tú cuentas .. . Actualmente para desgracia de todos los Españoles hay muy poquito honor en todo
Well it’s not a weaponry documentary, although I wish they got the detail correct. But as a stirring work of fiction, it’s awesome. And it brings alive the spirit of El Cid in a strong way.
Heston was one of a kind. Could play any character. That voice and his projection! Fantastic!
I’m sorry, but I cannot imagine him playing Uriah Heep. The literary character from Dickens, not the rock group.
One of the Greatest Medieval Movies Ever MADE about One of it's GREATEST Knights!
We must distinguish between the literary Cid and the historical Cid. There is little to discuss about the literary, since it is based on a few written poems. That is the Cid that I prefer, because he chisels the prototype of the Castilian, of the frontier man, accustomed to fighting for his land, oblivious to the ancient honor of the Asturians and the Leonese, always faithful to his word and defender of the weak, rebellious and courteous to others, stoic and tough, long-suffering and ascetic, indomitable and courageous. When the reciters passed through the villages of Castile in the Middle Ages and recited the verses of the Poem, with their epic and high-sounding tone, even the most seasoned men cried for the Campeador's sorrows or applauded wildly if the Christian hosts plundered a Muslim fortress or the gentleman was swindling some Jewish usurers. In school, we learned those lines by heart. Thus was born Castilla, land of my father and soul of Spain.
There is a spanish Serie about el Cid from 2020, she is historical more accurate then this old Movie. You must watch it.
La serie es una verdadera mierda y esta película es grandiosa@@Blubber272
En que se diferencia el antiguo honor de Asturianos o Leoneses de lo que tú cuentas .. . Actualmente para desgracia de todos los Españoles hay muy poquito honor en todo
We were living in Spain when this movie was made.
Absolutely brilliant movie
Charlton never went anywhere without his carbine, pistols, rifles, handguns, pump actions etc, just in case there were guppies to shoot
love listening to Miklos Rosza
I was listening tô him 🎉few minutos ago on Simbad movie😊
Who wrote the music for this? is it the same composer who wrote for Ben Hur?
Well this all looks too familiar 😮😊.
It seems EU people were MUCH smarter thousand years ago,when they were actively protecting their lands from the invaders from the South!!
The Indians couldn't stop the invaders from the West
The crown of Toledo had centuries before taken by the invaders
It seems you don’t understand how human populations continually change over time and how ownership is a pointless concept
Blame the liberal id**ts for ruining europe
EU? 🤦🏻♂️
We need a cid in the uk
We do. The whole world needs one.
A man who is tolerant of Muslims, you mean.
What? Sid James wasn't enough?!
We have he is prime minister
Charlton Heston’s sword is from a later century
About five centuries.
Well it’s not a weaponry documentary, although I wish they got the detail correct. But as a stirring work of fiction, it’s awesome. And it brings alive the spirit of El Cid in a strong way.
Bad ass movie 🎉
History west has never learned
we learned a 1000 years ago , they can be trustworthy allies or dangerous enemies