The Castilian (1963)
El valle de las espadas
Overview
Also released as Valley of the Swords, this lugubrious US/Spanish co-production features the usual mid-1960s "tax shelter" international cast. Broderick Crawford plays a despotic 10th century Spanish king who, in cahoots with the invading Moors, has banished handsome Castilian nobleman Spartaco Santoni. With the surreptitious aid of Crawford's daughter Teresa Velasquez, Santoni assembles an army to march against the Moors. In keeping with the 13th century epic poem from which this film was derived ("El Poema de Fernan Gonzales") Santoni's path is smoothed by the celestial intervention of patron saints Milan and Santiago. Among the big names picking up a few tax-free dollars in The Castilian are Cesar Romero, Linda Darnell, Alida Valli and Fernando Rey.
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What is The Castilian about?
Also released as Valley of the Swords, this lugubrious US/Spanish co-production features the usual mid-1960s "tax shelter" international cast. Broderick Crawford plays a despotic 10th century Spanish king who, in cahoots with the invading Moors, has banished handsome Castilian nobleman Spartaco Santoni. With the surreptitious aid of Crawford's daughter Teresa Velasquez, Santoni assembles an army to march against the Moors. In keeping with the 13th century epic poem from which this film was derived ("El Poema de Fernan Gonzales") Santoni's path is smoothed by the celestial intervention of patron saints Milan and Santiago. Among the big names picking up a few tax-free dollars in The Castilian are Cesar Romero, Linda Darnell, Alida Valli and Fernando Rey. The Castilian is a Adventure, Drama movie, released on 1963-03-07, runtime 128 minutes.
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Directed by
Javier Setó
Cast
- Espartaco Santoni as Fernán González
- Frankie Avalon as Jerifán
- Cesar Romero as Jerónimo
- Teresa Velázquez as Sancha
- Tomás Blanco as Don Nuño
- Germán Cobos as Abderramán
- Alida Valli as Reina Teresa
- Fernando Rey as Ramiro II, rey de León
- Broderick Crawford as Don Sancho
- Julio Peña as Santiago
- Soledad Miranda as Maria Estévez
- Rafael Durán as Gonzalo Díaz
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Sources
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