The Castilian

The Castilian

TRUE...Actually Shot in the Medieval Locations Where the Actual Story Took Place!

1963 · 128 min · ★ 10.0 · Adventure, Drama

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.

Directed by Javier Setó · Written by Luis de los Arcos

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Espartaco Santoni Fernán González
Frankie Avalon Jerifán
Cesar Romero Jerónimo
Teresa Velázquez Sancha
Tomás Blanco Don Nuño
Germán Cobos Abderramán
Alida Valli Reina Teresa
Fernando Rey Ramiro II, rey de León
Broderick Crawford Don Sancho
Julio Peña Santiago
Soledad Miranda Maria Estévez
Rafael Durán Gonzalo Díaz

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