It's overly long and it's overly melodramatic, but it's also a perfect example of the kind of film they just don't make anymore, because they can't.
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This review of El Cid (1961) was written by Mike Clark and published by USA Today on 26 Apr 1994.
El Cid has generally received positive reviews.
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