The Castilian
1963Also 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.
Acted in
Espartaco Santoni
as Fernán González
Frankie Avalon
as Jerifán
Cesar Romero
as Jerónimo
Teresa Velázquez
as Sancha
Tomás Blanco
as Don Nuño
Germán Cobos
as Abderramán
Alida Valli
as Reina Teresa
Fernando Rey
as Ramiro II, rey de León
Broderick Crawford
as Don Sancho
Julio Peña
as Santiago
Soledad Miranda
as Maria Estévez
Rafael Durán
as Gonzalo Díaz
George Rigaud
as Millán
Ángel del Pozo
as Don García
Luis Induni
as Capitán
Beni Deus
as Íñigo
José Calvo
as Fraile
Paco Morán
as Peribáñez
Hugo Pimentel
as Bustius
Lola Alba
as Doña Guiomar
Roberto Rey
as Abad
José María Caffarel
as Moro principal
José Orjas
as Vendedor de ungüentos
Luis Morris
as Juglar
Francisco Montalvo
Xan das Bolas
José Manuel Martín
as Centinela
Encarna Barrios
as Zaira
Mike Brendel
as Noble
Fernando Villena
Rufino Inglés
Rafael Vaquero
Miguel Cuesta de la Casa
José Bastida
Rafael Cordón