The Castilian

The Castilian
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJavier Setó
Written byPaulino Rodrigo
Luis de los Arcos
Javier Setó
Screenplay byPaulino Rodrigo
Luis de los Arcos
Javier Setó
Based onPoema de Fernán González
Produced bySidney W. Pink
StarringCesar Romero
Frankie Avalon
CinematographyMario Pacheco
Edited byRichard Mayer
Margarita de Ochoa
Music byJosé Buenagú
Production
company
Producciones Cinematográficas M.D. S.L.
Distributed byWarner Bros. (USA)
Release date
  • September 6, 1963 (September 6, 1963)
Running time
120 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageEnglish

The Castilian (in Spanish El valle de las espadas) is a 1963 independently made historical action film drama in Eastmancolor, produced by Sidney W. Pink, directed by Javier Setó, that stars Cesar Romero, Frankie Avalon, Broderick Crawford, Alida Valli, Espartaco Santoni, Tere Velázquez, Fernando Rey, and Soledad Miranda. The Castilian was distributed in the U.S. by Warner Bros. Pictures.

The film's storyline concerns Fernán González, the first independent count of Castile, who lived and ruled in the early 10th century.