El Cid (1961) Cast — Then & Now | Their Real Lives Were Nothing Like the Movie
El Cid (1961) was one of the last great Hollywood epics a three-hour spectacle with a $9 million budget, 7,000+ extras, and 35 real sailing ships. But the lives behind the cast were even more dramatic than anything on screen. In this Then and Now retrospective, we look at what happened to the cast of El Cid (1961) the starving little girl nicknamed "the toothpick" who became one of the most beautiful women in the world, the menacing warlord who turned into a comedy legend, and the mighty hero who slowly lost the thing he treasured most. FEATURED CAST: Charlton Heston as El Cid Sophia Loren as Jimena Herbert Lom as Ben Yussuf Hurd Hatfield as Arias Geneviève Page as Princess Urraca Michael Hordern as Don Diego John Fraser as Prince Alfonso Raf Vallone, Gary Raymond, Frank Thring & Douglas Wilmer From wartime poverty and refugee escapes to Oscars, knighthoods, and quiet heartbreak — these are the real stories behind the faces of El Cid. If you enjoyed this, check out our other Then and Now cast videos. Subscribe so you never miss one. #ElCid #ThenAndNow #ClassicHollywood #SophiaLoren #charltonheston What's your favorite Charlton Heston or Sophia Loren film? Let us know in the comments.
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