The Castilian

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.

Cast

Espartaco Santoni

Espartaco Santoni

as Fernán González

Frankie Avalon

Frankie Avalon

as Jerifán

Cesar Romero

Cesar Romero

as Jerónimo

Teresa Velázquez

Teresa Velázquez

as Sancha

Tomás Blanco

Tomás Blanco

as Don Nuño

Germán Cobos

Germán Cobos

as Abderramán

Alida Valli

Alida Valli

as Reina Teresa

Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey

as Ramiro II, rey de León

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

as Don Sancho

Julio Peña

Julio Peña

as Santiago

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