‘El Cid’ Review: From Sword for Hire to Spanish Hero. An 11th-century warlord who fought for both Christian and Muslim rulers left behind a reputation that expanded into myth.

The new book “El Cid: ... meaning chief — was nothing like the saintly crusader and loyal vassal played by Charlton Heston in the 1961 film “El Cid.” In reality, his was a sword for hire.

El Cid Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren Weinstein Co. "El Cid" has all the ingredients for a grand, glorious epic. The 1961 film, which makes its DVD debut Tuesday, has sword fights, battle scenes ...

Other known relics of El Cid include a sword sold for €1.5 million in 2008, a fragment of his flag that was traced to a 2012 French auction that remains missing and some of his bones kept at ...

El Cid: The Legend An engaging, if unadventurous, ... Rodrigo and Sancho head off to fight Ben Yussuf’s invading troops, with Rodrigo carrying a trusty sword his father bequeathed him.

Other known relics of El Cid include a sword sold for €1.5 million in 2008, a fragment of his flag that was traced to a 2012 French auction that remains missing and some of his bones kept at ...

El Cid - the story of history's greatest knight, a hero of Spain and the Reconquista. This is a compilation of all my previous El Cid videos in a documentary presentation.