Bienvenido Mr. Heston
2016•1h 10m•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Elena Ferrándiz Sanz
Writer
Pedro Estepa Menéndez
Languages
English, Spanish
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)
Production
Producer
Pedro Estepa Menéndez
Producer
Elena Ferrándiz Sanz
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