Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar (El Cid)

Charlton Heston

Jimena

Sophia Loren

Prince Alfonso

John Fraser

Count Ordóñez

Raf Vallone

Princess Urraca

Geneviève Page

Prince Sancho

Gary Raymond

Ben Yussuf

Herbert Lom

Fanez

Massimo Serato

Arias

Hurd Hatfield

Moutamin

Douglas Wilmer

Al Kadir

Frank Thring

Don Diego

Michael Hordern

King Ferdinand

Ralph Truman

Count Gormaz

Andrew Cruickshank

Priest

Tullio Carminati

Bermudez

Carlo Giustini

Don Martín

Christopher Rhodes

Dolfos

Fausto Tozzi

le roi Ramírez

Gérard Tichy

Mother Superior

Barbara Everest

suora

Katina Noble

Nelio Bernardi

soldato

Nerio Bernardi

Soldier

Franco Fantasia

Fighter (uncredited)

Omero Capanna

Priest

Tullio Carminatti

(uncredited)

Luis Fernández de Eribe

Harem Girl (uncredited)

Rosalba Neri

Soldier (uncredited)

José Terrón

(uncredited)

Antonio Mayans

Arabian Assistant Doctor (uncredited)

Paul Müller

Extra (uncredited)

Paul Naschy

(uncredited)

Virgílio Teixeira