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Title: El Cid (Trailer & FULL MOVIE Epic, 1961, *Charlton Heston/Sophia Loren*)
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URL Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE7QDaBoo_4
Published: Jan 3, 2018
Author: Screenbound Pictures
Post Date: 2020-04-12 15:43:28 by Liberator
Keywords: Movie, Epic, Classic
Views: 6406
Comments: 22
(From the Trailer): Legendary 11th Century Spanish patriot El Cid (Charlton Heston), who fights to drive invading Moors from Spain. He has a seductive but duplicitous lover Chimene (Sophia Loren). However, their love is tested to its limits when he kills her father, she vows vengeance and he sets out on a crusade to rid Spain of its aggressors. From the initial movie dialogue (FULL MOVIE, below), Moslem leader Emir Yosef, bellows to his troops: "The Prophet is commanded us to rule the world...Where in all your land of Spain there is the glory of Allah!... "...Where are your warriors?!? You dare call yourselves sons of the prophet? YOU HAVE BECOME WOMEN!! "Burn your books; Make warriors of your poets; Let your doctors invent new poisons for our arrows; Let your scientists invent new war machines; And then....KILL!!....BURN!!....Infidels... "And when they are weak and torn I will sweep up from Africa, and thus the Empire of the one God, the true God Allah will spread across Spain! Then...across Europe...THEN...the whole world!"
Poster Comment: First of all, Happy Easter! They don't make 'em like this any more. Movies like this should not be forgotten. 'El Cid' represents the kind of magnificent 1950s-early 1960s Hollywood epics that were once made for a public that especially paid homage to the history, roots and heritage of Western Civilization. Film audiences for this brief era were extremely respected and inspired by Hollywood's film-makers and producers. They created high-budget spirited stories and accounts, embellished by spectacular soundtracks and composers (Miklos Rozsa), breathtaking scenery, included casts of thousands, and memorable performances -- notably by the iconic Charlton Heston. El Cid was a true epic. It's run-time clocks in at over 3 hours long, back when (if any of you are old enough to recall) there was actually a thing called, "INTERMISSION". This movie is FREE TO WATCH. On a final note and observation... The opening dialog by the Moslem general was especially interesting and ironic. Nothing about Islam's philosophy and goal of world dominance via murder and violence has ever changed; Nor has it's focus and pledge to forfeit advances in the sciences, arts, and humanities changed.
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#8. To: Liberator (#0)
Ahhhh,SOPHIA! The superpower of women,and this is coming from a man whose "kink" is for redheaded wimmins with green eyes. If she were to just smile at me,I would faint dead away from loss of blood to the brain.
The superpower of women,and this is coming from a man whose "kink" is for redheaded wimmins with green eyes. I've had a thing for Ann Margaret ever since I was in 8th grade and saw her in "Bye Bye Birdie." Sophia Loren is doggone pretty though, but too sophisticated for a small town boy like me.
We all had a thing for Ann-Margaret after that. Her dancing did us all in ;-) My biggest crush as a kid/teen: Angela Cartwright, 'Make Room For Daddy', 'Lost In Space'. AND ...Barbara Eden, 'I Dream Of Jeanne' (Yes, Sophia Loren did seem waaay out of our league. She was...a woman. I imagine going all Ralph Kramden with her were she seducing me. Chyeah, I know. As if. But in any case: "Homina-hmina-homina...")
Goddesses are not for normal men. Our hearts would explode. Might be worth it,though.
MY favorite Sophia Loren story comes from Tom Selleck on some old talk show from a decade or more ago. He was being interviewed about being a movie star and sex symbol,and they were talking about the life-changing events of being a celebrity,and got into fantasies,both realized and imaginary. Sellect started talking about not living very far from Sophia in Hollywood,and driving past her place practically every day. He said he had a fantasy about driving by one day and spotting her sitting in her car with a flat tire by her gate,and stopping by to fix her flat,and then hearing her say "Tomas,would you like to come up to the house for a cup of tea?" He said he could get a little bit dizzy just thinking about it,and even told his wife "If this ever happens,you are going to HAVE to allow me to have this one!" Sophia was in her 60's then,Tom Selleck probably in his late 30's,and one of the hottest male stars around with teen and young 20's groupies throwing themselves at him,and he is having fantasies about a woman in her 60's. Like I said earlier,there are women,and there is Sophia. I would probably faint dead away after just hearing her say my name with that accent and that voice.
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#11. To: sneakypete (#8)
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Ahhhh,SOPHIA!
#14. To: Deckard, sneakypete, Pingunite (#11)
I've had a thing for Ann Margaret ever since I was in 8th grade and saw her in "Bye Bye Birdie."
#19. To: Liberator (#14)
(Yes, Sophia Loren did seem waaay out of our league.
#20. To: Liberator, Deckard, All (#19)
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