El Cid (All Region DVD) 1961 Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone

The fabled Spanish hero Rodrigo Diaz (a.k.a. El Cid) overcomes a family vendetta and court intrigue to defend Christian Spain.
Director: Anthony Mann
MANY PROPS: According to Time Magazine, the film required 7,000 extras, 10,000 costumes, 35 ships, 50 outsize engines of medieval war, and four of the noblest old castles in Spain: Ampudia, Belmonte, Peñíscola and Torrelobatón.