The Castilian
TRUE...Actually Shot in the Medieval Locations Where the Actual Story Took Place!
128 mins
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.
Lola Alba
Doña Guiomar
Encarna Barrios
Zaira
Javier Setó
Director
Paulino Rodrigo
Screenplay
Mario Pacheco
Director of Photography
Luis de los Arcos
Screenplay
José Antonio de la Guerra
Art Direction
Paulino Rodrigo
Story
José María Moreno
Camera Operator
Luis de los Arcos
Story
Sidney W. Pink
Producer