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Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
7.7 / 10• 1967• 1h 34m•NR• Spanish
Adventure
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Horst Buchholz
Miguel de Cervantes
Lead
Gina Lollobrigida
Giulia
José Ferrer
Hassan Bey
Louis Jourdan
Cardinal Acquaviva
Francisco Rabal
Rodrigo Cervantes
Antonio Casas
Favio
Soledad Miranda
Nessa
Ángel del Pozo
Don Juan de Austria
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Vincent Sherman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
