El Cid: The Legend
Seen it?2003 | 90 min | Adventure, Animation
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and animation lovers. If you loved Lawrence of Arabia or The Mission, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Spanish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Rodrigo's life as a child was a noble and happy one, he entered school at a young age. Often he went on adventures with his best friend Sancho and often visited his beloved one Jimena, the daughter of the count of Gormaz. His happiness did not last forever, after the death of the King Fernando, Rodrigo is seen wrapped in a world of plots and conspiracies that to will put an end to the life of Sancho and the consequent coronation of the infant Alfonso. All of a sudden, Rodrigo loses all that that he has acquired, his best friend and the love of its beloved one, and is unjustly exiled to Castile without honor!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide on a $6 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jose Pozo
- Manel FuentesRodrigo Díaz de Vivar (voz)
- Natalia VerbekeJimena Díaz (voz)
- Sancho GraciaConde Gormaz (voice)
- Loles LeónUrraca de Zamora (voz)
- Carlos LatreBen Yussuf (voz) / Conde Ordóñez (voz)
- Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 'El Sevilla'Garcés (voz)
- Manolo GarcíaDiego Laínez (voz)
- Sergio ZamoraSancho II de Castilla (voz)
- Juan Antonio BernalAlfonso VI de León (voz)
- Eduard FareloFánez (voz)