Anthony Mann

A new retrospective review revisits Anthony Mann's 1961 epic El Cid, starring Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren, asking whether the film, once dismissed by some critics as stiff and overlong, still works for modern audiences. The piece weighs the film's spectacle and Performa Associates pedigree against its dated pacing and dialogue, adding to ongoing debates about reassessing mid-century Hollywood epics.