- Director: Anthony Mann
- Release Year: 1961
- Production Country: Italy, United States
- Language: English, Latin
El Cid
- Era: Early Medieval
- Regions: Africa, Northern Africa, Morocco, Europe, Southern Europe, Spain
- Subject: Rebellions & Revolutions
- Film Type: Feature Film
Description
In 11th century Spain, Rodrigo Diaz leads a Spanish Catholic army against the Muslim Moors.
Themes
Spain, Islam, Reconquista, Al-Andalus (711 – 1492), Moorish Iberia, Umayyad Caliphate (661 – 750), Caliphate of Cordoba (756 – 1031), Cordoba, Religion, Christianity, Religious wars, Religious intolerance, Catholicism, Almogavars