Las hijas del Cid

The usual stuff about the rightful heir to a throne come to overthrow the usurper, when he is finally presented with the sword left behind by 'The Cid' (as he is referred to throughout) and crowned King of Catalonia.

The women as usual are entirely marginal to the scheming & swordplay which occupies most of the film's running time; although this film will ironically only be known to the few people who have ever heard of it because the second female lead is Dianiela Bianchi - whose next film was 'From Russia with Love'. It's a nothing part, however, and a much stronger impression is in fact made by the late Eliana Grimaldi in the even more marginal role of a lady-in-waiting called Bianca, who gassed herself before the film was released.