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El Cid
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A grand-scale, sweeping historical epic
featuring shining stars, stunning on-location photography
and a cast of thousands, a Limited Collector's Edition
of EL CID rides onto two-disc DVD January 29, 2008 from
Genius Products and The Weinstein Company.
With digitally remastered picture and sound and an introduction
by director Martin Scorsese, this beloved film is proudly
featured as the first title in THE MIRIAM COLLECTION,
a premiere label named after Bob and Harvey Weinstein's
mother that will be home to the companies revered classic
films, as well as foreign films and some modern favorites.
The richly romanticized tale of a real-life Castilian
knight and legendary Spanish hero, EL CID stars Oscar®-winners
Charlton Heston (Best Actor, Ben-Hur, 1960) and Sophia
Loren (Best Actress, La Ciociara, 1960) in a lush realization
of Middle Ages chivalry that earned director Anthony Mann
(The Fall Of The Roman Empire) a Golden Globe® (Best
Director, 1962).
Boasting one of cinema's most memorable final scenes along
with such a stellar cast and magnificent direction, EL
CID also earned three Oscar nominations, included Best
Art Direction (Color), Best Music for Miklos Rozsa's (Ben-Hur)
dramatic score and Best Song.
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" Reproduction of Original 1961 Souvenir
Program (Collector's Edition Only)
" Reproduction of Original 1961 El Cid Comic Book
(Collector's Edition Only)
" Six Color Production Stills (Collector's Edition
Only)
" Written Introduction by Director Martin Scorsese
" Feature Commentary With Bill Bronston, son of producer
Sam Bronston, and historian/author Neal M. Rosendorf,
Ph.D., assistant professor of US International History
at Long Island University
" 1961 Promotional Radio Interviews with Charlton
Heston and Sophia Loren
" Introduction Interview with Charlton Heston
" Samuel Bronston: The Epic Journey of a Dreamer
" Behind The Camera: Anthony Mann and El Cid
" Hollywood Conquers Spain: The Making of An Epic
" Maestro of the Movies: Miklos Rozsa and El Cid
" The Importance of Film Preservation and Restoration:
A Conversation With Gerry Byrne
" Trailer Gallery
" Filmographies
" Still Gallery
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