Review of El Cid (1961) by Fernando F. Croce for Slant Magazine — 28 Jan 2008
There’s no denying El Cid‘s lucid grandeur as it reaches its famous climax, a simultaneously triumphant and tragic portrait of the warrior as corpse that, like the best of Mann’s work, never neglects the human toll of heroism.
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This review of El Cid (1961) was written by Fernando F. Croce and published by Slant Magazine on 28 Jan 2008.
El Cid has generally received positive reviews.
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