Movie: The Castilian

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Espartaco Santoni
Espartaco Santoni

Fernán González

Frankie Avalon
Frankie Avalon

Jerifán

Cesar Romero
Cesar Romero

Jerónimo

Teresa Velázquez
Teresa Velázquez

Sancha

Tomás Blanco
Tomás Blanco

Don Nuño

Germán Cobos
Germán Cobos

Abderramán

Alida Valli
Alida Valli

Reina Teresa

Fernando Rey
Fernando Rey

Ramiro II, rey de León

Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford

Don Sancho

Julio Peña
Julio Peña

Santiago

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    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.

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    1963-03-07

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

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