El Cid (1961) is a historical epic film, a highly romanticized story of the life of the Castilian knight El Cid.

Made by Samuel Bronston Productions in association with The Rank Organisation and released by Allied Artists, the film was directed by Anthony Mann and produced by Samuel Bronston with Jaime Prades and Michal Waszynski as associate producers. The screenplay was by Philip Yordan, Ben Barzman and Fredric M. Frank from a story by Frank. The music score was by Miklós Rózsa, the cinematography by Robert Krasker and the editing by Robert Lawrence.