Spain, 1961. Life in the small village of Torrelobatón, in the province of Valladolid, was turned upside down when the cinematic magic circus of a future Hollywood blockbuster, produced by Samuel Bronston, the rogue mogul of his own film empire, came to town: its inhabitants became participants and witnesses of the shooting of “El Cid,” a film directed by Anthony Mann, starring mythical actors Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren. Those days, legends came alive.
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Cast
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Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
Self - Narrator (voice)
Known for
The Vault
Neruda
Gil Parrondo
Self - Art Director
César Maderal
Pedro Estepa Menéndez
Fraser Clarke Heston
Self - Filmmaker
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José Luis Morales
Saturnina Díez González
Saturnina Díez González
Elena Ferrándiz Sanz
Andrea Bronston
Self - Actress and Singer
Known for
The Time in Between
Alberto Sanchez Nue
Jesús García de Dueñas
Self - Film Historian
Also in
Erotic Stories
Manuel Cervantes
Pedro Estepa Menéndez Director · Elena Ferrándiz Sanz Director César Maderal Cinematographer
United States release September 23, 2017 · Produced in Spain · Languages English, Spanish
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Spain
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Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Spain · October 28, 2015
Premiere · SEMINCI - Valladolid International Film Festival
Spain · November 25, 2016
Limited theatrical
United States · September 23, 2017
Premiere · ALIVE International Documentary Film Festival
Argentina
May 24, 2017 · Limited theatrical
December 14, 2018 · Premiere · SORIA-BA
Mexico
July 25, 2017 · Premiere · Ciudad de México Internacional Film Festival
April 14, 2018 · Premiere · Encuentro Hispanoamericano de Cine y Vídeo Documental Independiente
Spain
October 21, 2016 · Premiere · FCM-PNR - Madrid International Film Festival
November 20, 2016 · Premiere · MUCES
December 21, 2017 · Physical
United Kingdom
October 27, 2017 · Premiere · Cardiff International Film Festival
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