El Cid 4

Just a coupla months out, two editions yet, one of them a two disc version. Get either. Even those who do not respond well to historic epics will marvel at the spectacle and the drama. Producer Samuel Bronston gave this assignment to director Anthony Mann, best known at the time for his series of classic Westerns with James Stewart (as well as for Henry Fonda's 'The Tin Star' another undeservedly neglected movie) and scored big.