Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes

Overview

This epic Spanish biopic chronicles the life of Cervantes, Spain's great novelist, playwright and poet, during the 16th-century, when as a young man he goes to Italy to become a soldier for the Pope. Later he helps the Pope's emissary wage war against the Spanish Moors. His exploits win him great favor. He falls in love with a famous Italian courtesan and she with him. Unfortunately, the Pope splits them apart with his newest decree which demands that all prostitutes leave the city. Upset, Cervantes goes to fight in the famed sea battle of Lepanto and comes back a hero. Later he is captured by Barbary pirates and ransomed by Trinitarian friars.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 2, 1967

Original language

Spanish

Spoken languages

English, Spanish

Countries

Spain, France, Italy

Production

Procinex,Protor Film,Prisma de Cinematografía

Cast

Horst Buchholz,José Marco,Fernando Rey,José Ferrer,Rita Sanso,Gian Castelli,Antonio Almorós,Fernando Hilbeck,José Canalejas,Moisés Fernándezand 40 more

Director

Vincent Sherman

Writer

David Karp,Enrique Llovet

Producer

Augusto Boué

Cinematography

Edmond Richard

Music

Jean Ledrut

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0060227