Charlton Heston

Character: El Cid Rodrigo de Vivar

Sophia Loren

Character: Jimena

Raf Vallone

Character: Count Ordóñez

Geneviève Page

Character: Princess Urraca

John Fraser

Character: Prince Alfonso

Gary Raymond

Character: Prince Sancho

Hurd Hatfield

Character: Arias

Massimo Serato

Character: Fanez

Frank Thring

Character: Al Kadir

Michael Hordern

Character: Don Diego

Andrew Cruickshank

Character: Count Gormaz

Douglas Wilmer

Character: Moutamin

Tullio Carminati

Character: Priest

Ralph Truman

Character: King Ferdinand

Christopher Rhodes

Character: Don Martín

Carlo Giustini

Character: Bermúdez

Gérard Tichy

Character: King Ramírez

Fausto Tozzi

Character: Dolfos

Barbara Everest

Character: Mother Superior

Katina Noble

Character: Nun

Nerio Bernardi

Character: Soldier

Franco Fantasia

Character: Soldier

Herbert Lom

Character: Ben Yussuf

Omero Capanna

Character: Fighter (uncredited)

Luis Fernández de Eribe

Character: (uncredited)

Antonio Mayans

Character: (uncredited)

Paul Müller

Character: Arabian Assistant Doctor (uncredited)

Paul Naschy

Character: Extra (uncredited)

Rosalba Neri

Character: Harem Girl (uncredited)

Virgílio Teixeira

Character: (uncredited)

José Terrón

Character: Soldier (uncredited)