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"The Purest Knight of All": Nation, History, and Representation in El Cid (1960)
- Cinema Journal
- University of Texas Press
- 40, Number 1, Fall 2000
- pp. 79-103
- 10.1353/cj.2000.0019
- Article
- Additional Information
Abstract
This article examines the Samuel Bronston production of El Cid (1960) and analyzes the process of cultural hybridization through which various myths of the Spanish national hero are stitched together and, in the process, reinterpreted to produce an epic movie for an international market.
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