El Cid (1961) – 21 Weird Facts You Didn't Know About!

A dead knight leads one final charge, and an entire army runs in terror. Rewatch El Cid (1961) like never before with 21 weird facts you didn't know about Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren's legendary historical epic, from chain mail woven out of rope and a real Spanish Army for hire to blacklisted writers, a bitter on-set feud and a billboard lawsuit on Broadway. Discover how Anthony Mann, Samuel Bronston, Yakima Canutt and Miklós Rózsa created one of the greatest classic war epics of the 1960s, and stay for a bonus fact about the real El Cid that's stranger than the movie itself. Which scene still gives you chills? Like, comment and subscribe to RewatchClub for more nostalgic movie facts and behind-the-scenes secrets!