Bienvenido Mr. Heston (2016)
Overview
Spain, 1961. Life in the small village of Torrelobatón, in the province of Valladolid, was turned upside down when the cinematic magic circus of a future Hollywood blockbuster, produced by Samuel Bronston, the rogue mogul of his own film empire, came to town: its inhabitants became participants and witnesses of the shooting of “El Cid,” a film directed by Anthony Mann, starring mythical actors Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren. Those days, legends came alive.
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| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 3.219 |
Directed By
Pedro Estepa Menéndez
Elena Ferrándiz Sanz
Crew
Pedro Estepa Menéndez
Elena Ferrándiz Sanz
Pedro Estepa Menéndez
Pedro Estepa Menéndez
Elena Ferrándiz Sanz
César Maderal
Pedro Estepa Menéndez
Elena Ferrándiz Sanz
José Luis Morales
Alberto Sanchez Nue
Manuel Cervantes
Verónica Lara
TOP CAST
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
Self - Narrator (voice)
Gil Parrondo
Self - Art Director
Fraser Clarke Heston
Self - Filmmaker
Andrea Bronston
Self - Actress and Singer
Jesús García de Dueñas
Self - Film Historian
Ricardo Huertas Frutos
Self - Producer
Charlton Heston
Self (archive footage)
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