The Castilian
0000 Spanish film
- September 6, 1963 (September 6, 1963)
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The Castilian (in Spanish El valle de las espadas) is a 1963 independently made historical action film drama in Eastmancolor, produced by Sidney W. Pink, directed by Javier Setó, that stars Cesar Romero, Frankie Avalon, Broderick Crawford, Alida Valli, Espartaco Santoni, Tere Velázquez, Fernando Rey, and Soledad Miranda. The Castilian was distributed in the U.S. by Warner Bros. Pictures.
The film's storyline concerns Fernán González, the first independent count of Castile, who lived and ruled in the early 10th century.
Plot
Don Sancho is a despotic 10th-century king who, in league with the Moors, has banished handsome nobleman Fernán González. With the surreptitious aid of Don Sancho's daughter, Sancha, Fernán González assembles an army to march against the Moors.[1]
Cast
- Cesar Romero as Jerónimo
- Frankie Avalon as Jerifán
- Broderick Crawford as Don Sancho
- Alida Valli as Reina Teresa
- Espartaco Santoni [es] as Fernán González
- Tere Velázquez as Sancha
- Fernando Rey as Ramiro II of León
- Soledad Miranda as Maria Estevez
Production
The film was known during production as The Valley of the Swords.[2] Linda Darnell was supposed to star in the film but had to bow out and was replaced by Alida Valli.[3] All of film's exteriors were shot in Burgos and Peñafiel (Valladolid).
Comic book adaption
See also
References
- ^ "The Castilian (1963) - Javier Setó | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^ "Jane Fonda Heads 'Hanno's Doll' Cast". Los Angeles Times. June 19, 1962. p. C7.
- ^ Scheuer, Philip K. (Aug 15, 1962). "Hollywood Morals Have 'Bright Look': 100 Scripts Get Clean Bill; Mann Discusses Roman Fall". Los Angeles Times. p. D17.
- ^ Dell Movie Classic: The Castilian at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Dell Movie Classic: The Castilian at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links
- The Castilian at IMDb
- The Castilian at the TCM Movie Database
- The Castilian at AllMovie
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Films produced by Sidney W. Pink
- Bwana Devil (1952)
- The Twonky (1953)
- I Was a Burlesque Queen (1953)
- Flame Over Vietnam (1957)
- The Angry Red Planet (1959)
- The Greeneyed Elephant (1960)
- Reptilicus (1961)
- Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)
- The Castilian (1963)
- Pyro... The Thing Without a Face (1964)
- Finger on the Trigger (1965)
- La Llamada (1965)
- The Drums of Tabu (1966)
- Seven Vengeful Women (1966)
- The Fickle Finger of Fate (1967)
- The Treasure of Makuba (1967)
- A Witch Without a Broom (1967)
- The Fickle Finger of Fate (1967)
- The Christmas Kid (1967)
- Operation Delilah (1967)
- The Vengeance of Pancho Villa (1967)
- Bang Bang Kid (1967)
- Madigan's Millions (1968)
- 1001 Nights (1968)
- The Emerald of Artatama (1969)
- A Candidate for a Killing (1969)
- The Man from O.R.G.Y. (1970)
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