The Castilian
| The Castilian | |
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| Directed by | Javier Seto |
| Written by | Paulino Rodrigo Luis de los Arcos Javier Setó |
| Screenplay by | Paulino Rodrigo Luis de los Arcos Javier Setó |
| Produced by | Sidney W. Pink |
| Starring | Cesar Romero Frankie Avalon |
| Cinematography | Mario Pacheco |
| Edited by | Richard Mayer Margarita de Ochoa |
| Music by | José Buenagú |
Production company | Producciones Cinematográficas M.D. S.L. |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. (USA) |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | English |
The Castilian (Spanish: El Valle de las espadas) is a 1963 film about Fernán González of Castile, the first independent Count of Castile, who lived and reigned in the early 10th century, and is considered an important figure in the Spanish Reconquista.
This film was directed by Javier Setó. Filmed in Spain; exteriors filmed in Burgos and Peñafiel (Valladolid).
Plot summary
Don Sancho (Broderick Crawford) is a despotic 10th century castilian king who, in cahoots with the invading Moors, has banished handsome Castilian nobleman Fernán González (Espartaco Santoni). With the surreptitious aid of Don Sancho's daughter, Sancha (Tere Velázquez), Fernán González assembles an army to march against the Moors.[1]
Cast
- Cesar Romero as "Jerónimo"
- Frankie Avalon as "Jerifán"
- Broderick Crawford as "Don Sancho"
- Alida Valli as "Reina Teresa"
- Espartaco Santoni as "Fernán González"
- Tere Velázquez as "Sancha"
- Fernando Rey as "Ramiro II of León"
Production
The film was known as The Valley of the Swords.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/el-valle-de-las-espadas-v8565
- ^ Jane Fonda Heads 'Hanno's Doll' Cast Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 19 June 1962: C7.
See also
External links
- The Castilian at IMDb
- The Castilian at TCMDB
- The Castilian at AllMovie
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