From Wikipedia: El Cid is a 1961 epic historical drama film directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Samuel Bronston. The film is loosely based on the life of the 11th-century Castilian warlord Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, called "El Cid" (from the Arabic as-sidi, meaning "The Lord"). The film stars Charlton Heston in the title role and Sophia Loren as Doña Ximena. The screenplay is credited to Fredric M. Frank, Philip Yordan, and Ben Barzman with uncredited contributions by Bernard Gordon.
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Poor choice for a movie. Watching it makes you an Islamaphobe. Any minute now there will be a knock on your door and a snowflake will summon you to the Quebec Human Rights Commission. Stalin's Russia was nicer. Sharing a cell with Mark Steyn is in the future?
Tariq, who conquered Spain or most of it, was betrayed by his Islamic master. His master was found yo be a liar and the Caliph still threw Tariq out on the street and he died penniless.
At least Gibraltar was named after Tariq, so there is that.
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