Bienvenido Mr. Heston
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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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Budget
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Runtime
70 min
Release Date
2016-11-25
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
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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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