The Castilian (in Spanish El valle de las espadas) is a 1963 independently made historical action film drama in Eastmancolor, produced by Sidney W. Pink, directed by Javier Setó, that stars Cesar Romero, Frankie Avalon, Broderick Crawford, Alida Valli, Espartaco Santoni, Tere Velázquez, Fernando Rey, and Soledad Miranda. The Castilian was distributed in the U.S. by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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| Directed by | Javier Setó |
| Written by | Paulino Rodrigo Luis de los Arcos Javier Setó |
| Screenplay by | Paulino Rodrigo Luis de los Arcos Javier Setó |
| Based on | Poema de Fernán González |
| 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) |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | English |
The film's storyline concerns Fernán González, the first independent count of Castile, who lived and ruled in the early 10th century.
Plot
editDon Sancho is a despotic 10th-century king who, in league with the Moors, has banished handsome nobleman Fernán González. With the surreptitious aid of Don Sancho's daughter, Sancha, Fernán González assembles an army to march against the Moors.[1]
Cast
edit- 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
- Soledad Miranda as Maria Estevez
Production
editThe film was known during production as The Valley of the Swords.[2] Linda Darnell was supposed to star in the film but had to bow out and was replaced by Alida Valli.[3] All of film's exteriors were shot in Burgos, Berlanga de Duero (Soria), and Peñafiel (Valladolid).
Comic book adaption
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Castilian (1963) - Javier Setó | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^ "Jane Fonda Heads 'Hanno's Doll' Cast". Los Angeles Times. June 19, 1962. p. C7.
- ^ Scheuer, Philip K. (Aug 15, 1962). "Hollywood Morals Have 'Bright Look': 100 Scripts Get Clean Bill; Mann Discusses Roman Fall". Los Angeles Times. p. D17.
- ^ Dell Movie Classic: The Castilian at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Dell Movie Classic: The Castilian at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links
edit- The Castilian at IMDb
- The Castilian at the TCM Movie Database
- The Castilian at AllMovie
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