The Baja 1000 was covered by Dan Rather in 1968.
El Cid is a 1961 epic historical film , a romanticized biography of the life of the Christian Castilian knight Don Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar , called `` El Cid '' -LRB- from the Arabic as-sidi , meaning `` The Lord '' -RRB- , who , in the 11th century , fought the North African Almoravides and ultimately contributed to the unification of Spain .. epic historical film. epic film. Castilian. Kingdom of Castile. knight. knight. Don Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar. El Cid. Almoravides. Almoravides. The film stars Charlton Heston in the title role and Sophia Loren as Dona Ximena .. Charlton Heston. Charlton Heston. Sophia Loren. Sophia Loren. Dona Ximena. Ximena Diaz. Made by Samuel Bronston Productions in association with Dear Film Produzione and released in the United States by Allied Artists , the film was directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Samuel Bronston with Jaime Prades and Michal Waszynski as associate producers .. Anthony Mann. Anthony Mann. Samuel Bronston. Samuel Bronston. Allied Artists. Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Samuel Bronston Productions. Samuel Bronston Productions. United States. United States. Jaime Prades. Jaime Prades. Michal Waszynski. Michal Waszynski. The screenplay was by Philip Yordan , Ben Barzman and Fredric M. Frank from a story by Frank .. Philip Yordan. Philip Yordan. Fredric M. Frank. Fredric M. Frank. Ben Barzman. Ben Barzman. screenplay. screenplay. The music score was by Miklos Rozsa , the cinematography by Robert Krasker and the editing by Robert Lawrence .. Robert Krasker. Robert Krasker. Robert Lawrence. Robert Lawrence ( film editor ). Miklos Rozsa. Miklos Rozsa. The film had its World Premiere at the Metropole Theatre , Victoria , London on December 6 , 1961 .. London. London