Where was El Cid filmed?
1961 film directed by Anthony Mann
El Cid (1961) was filmed in Madrid — 1 recorded filming location in Spain. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
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Filming locations
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 8 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Peníscola
🇪🇸 Spain
municipality of Spain
“When filming for the film's first half was nearly complete, shooting for the battle of Valencia was filmed on location in Peñíscola as the actual city had become modernized.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Washington, D.C.
🇺🇸 United States
capital city of the United States of America
“The country of Spain was recommended to him as a filming location by Jose Maria Areilza, then-Spanish Ambassador to the United States when they were seated together at a dinner party in Washington, D.C. Bronston agreed and established his namesake production studio near Las Rozas in Madrid.” Wikipedia
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🎬 Studios & sets
Cinecittà
🇮🇹 Italy
film studio in Rome, Italy
“Filming was reported to spend at least four months of exterior shooting in Spain which would be followed by a final month of interior shooting at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Rome
🇮🇹 Italy
capital and largest city of Italy
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🏙 Towns & cities
Valencia
🇪🇸 Spain
capital city of the Valencian Community, Spain
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Royal Palace of Madrid
🇪🇸 Spain
official residence of the Spanish Royal Family
“During filming, the production was allowed by the Francoist Spanish government to film sequences inside the Royal Palace of Madrid.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Puerto de Guadarrama
🇪🇸 Spain
mountain pass in Spain
“As filming had progressed, by December 1960, location shooting for action sequences was shot along the Guadarrama Pass.” Wikipedia
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Castillo de Belmonte
🇪🇸 Spain
castle
Places whose own article says it was shot there
1 place whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Peníscola Spain
“In 1960 the castle was restored using a pastiche along with addition of new walls which were added for Anthony Mann's film El Cid which was partially filmed there.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Spain, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Also shot in these places
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966
- Money Heist 2017–2021
- Quantum of Solace 2008
- Spartacus 1960
- A Fistful of Dollars 1964
- From Russia with Love 1963
- For a Few Dollars More 1965
- The Bourne Ultimatum 2007
- Doctor Zhivago 1965
- Moulin Rouge! 2001
- Pan's Labyrinth 2006
- All About My Mother 1999
Set in the same places
- Medal of Honor: Warfighter
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Fallout 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II per its source work 2022
- Payday 2
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
- Eden of the East
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
- Tom Clancy's The Division 2
- Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
- Race Driver: Grid
More filmed in Spain
- Game of Thrones 2011–2019
- Doctor Who 1963–
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966
- Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones 2002
- Money Heist 2017–2021
- Quantum of Solace 2008
Every filming location in Spain →
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does El Cid have?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 8 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across Spain.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966), Money Heist (2017–2021), Quantum of Solace (2008), Spartacus (1960) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.