El Cid [Import]

The GREATEST ROMANCE and ADVENTURE in a THOUSAND YEARS!
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item number:  38AJV
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DVD Details

  • 4:3 ASPECT RATIO
  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 3 hours, 2 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
  • Released: May 4, 2004
  • Originally Released: 1961
  • Label: Imports

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 5,469
...It is not only a spectacle the likes of which we may never see again, but also brings an elegance to the form not much seen before its release, either...
Chicago Sun-Times
Aug 27, 1993
Rating: 3/4 -- To say that El Cid is the most intelligent of the elephantine epics of the early '60s is to damn it with faint praise. Full Review
Slant Magazine
Jan 28, 2008
[I]t's clear that the director relished working in 70mm and having such rich resources at his disposal. As a spectacle, it's muscular and more dynamic than most.
Sight and Sound
Apr 1, 2008
Rating: A- -- Starring Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren at their prime, Anthony Mann's grand historical epic is still much admired by viewers and directors. Full Review
EmanuelLevy.Com
Jan 31, 2012
[A] feast of visual detail....The film overflows with deep-focus vistas, towering sets, densely crowded battle sequences and the imposing presence of two remarkable physical specimens, Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren.
New York Times
Jan 29, 2008
Rating: B -- Charleton Heston is the perfect mythic conflicted hero. Full Review
Laramie Movie Scope
Apr 29, 2008
5 stars out of 5 -- There are obvious resonances with today's religious tensions, but this is a story of much more, and it is handled superbly.
Ultimate DVD
Apr 1, 2008

Product Description:

A widely acclaimed Hollywood spectacle which tells the story of the 11th century Spanish hero who drove the Moors from Spain. The restored version was overseen by Martin Scorsese and is uncut and remastered. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, Best Song ("The Falcon and the Dove").

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  • Sales Rank: 129,962
  • UPC: 4897007038213
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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