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El Cid

1961 · 187 min · Director: Anthony Mann ★ IMDb 7.2 · 17,605 ratings

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Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.

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Emotional fingerprint

El Cid (1961) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Awe 30%, Excitement 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe30%
  2. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Awe, Excitement, Inspiration. Genres: Drama, Romance, History. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Awe, Excitement and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Inspiration

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Inspiration

Tension
Sadness
Inspiration
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 33 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessInspiration
2.5 %≈ 5′Tension70 %65 %32 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 14′Tension65 %60 %21 %28 %
12.5 %≈ 23′Tension68 %61 %30 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 33′Sadness75 %69 %44 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 42′Tension73 %68 %32 %31 %
27.5 %≈ 51′Love65 %59 %25 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 61′Tension65 %59 %34 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 70′Sadness70 %66 %40 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 79′Tension75 %74 %38 %13 %
47.5 %≈ 89′Tension76 %73 %41 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 98′Love73 %56 %45 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 108′Love69 %46 %40 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 117′Love69 %57 %35 %28 %
67.5 %≈ 126′Tension74 %71 %32 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 136′Tension76 %74 %28 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 145′Tension78 %75 %34 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 154′Sadness84 %76 %59 %44 %
87.5 %≈ 164′Inspiration83 %61 %68 %63 %
92.5 %≈ 173′Inspiration75 %42 %62 %70 %
97.5 %≈ 182′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Rags to riches

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Charlton Heston

El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar

Sophia Loren

Jimena

RV
Raf Vallone

Count Ordóñez

JF
John Fraser

GR
Gary Raymond

Michael Hordern

Don Diego

AC
Andrew Cruickshank

Count Gormaz

DW
Douglas Wilmer

Moutamin

TC
Tullio Carminati

Priest

RT
Ralph Truman

King Ferdinand

CR
Christopher Rhodes

Don Martín

CG
Carlo Giustini

Bermúdez

GT
Gérard Tichy

King Ramírez

FT
Fausto Tozzi

Dolfos

BE
Barbara Everest

Mother Superior

KN
Katina Noble

Nun

Details

Directed by
Anthony Mann
Written by
Philip Yordan, Fredric M. Frank, Ben Barzman
Type
Movies
Released
1961
Runtime
187 min
Country
Italy, Spain, United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 17,605 ratings
Feels mostly
Awe
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