Bienvenido Mr. Heston
Spain, 1961. Life in the small village of Torrelobatón, in the province of Valladolid, was turned upside down when the cinematic magic circus of a future Hollywood blockbuster, produced by Samuel Bronston, the rogue mogul of his own film empire, came to town: its inhabitants became participants and witnesses of the shooting of “El Cid,” a film directed by Anthony Mann, starring mythical actors Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren. Those days, legends came alive.
Directed by Elena Ferrándiz Sanz · Written by Pedro Estepa Menéndez
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Cast
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Emilio Gutiérrez Caba Self - Narrator (voice) -
Gil Parrondo Self - Art Director -
Fraser Clarke Heston Self - Filmmaker - Andrea Bronston Self - Actress and Singer
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Jesús García de Dueñas Self - Film Historian - Ricardo Huertas Frutos Self - Producer
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Charlton Heston Self (archive footage)
Make it a double feature
2h 46m together
Bienvenido Mr. Heston
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