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Sep 8, 1973 · Man of La Mancha: Directed by Arthur Hiller. With Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren, James Coco, Harry Andrews. The funny story of mad but kind and chivalrous elderly nobleman Don Quixote who, aided by his squire Sancho Panza, fights windmills that are seen as dragons to save prostitute Dulcinea who is seen as a noblewoman.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Musical
- Arthur Hiller
- 1973-09-08
Man of La Mancha is a 1972 film adaptation of the Broadway musical Man of La Mancha by Dale Wasserman, with music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe Darion.The musical was suggested by the classic novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, but more directly based on Wasserman's 1959 non-musical television play I, Don Quixote, which combines a semi-fictional episode from the life of Cervantes with ...
Man of La Mancha. Peter O'Toole dreams of unsullied love and unending gallantry as Don Quixote in this magnificent film version of the stage success. Sophia Loren and James Coco round out the cast. The price before discount is the median price for the last 90 days. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once ...
- 128 min
Film Details. Based on the musical Man of La Mancha , book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, lyrics by Joe Darion, produced on the New York stage by Albert W. Selden and Hal James, original production staged by Albert Marre (New York, 22 Nov 1965), which was based on the novel El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de ...
Don Quixote, believing it is a ferocious four-armed giant, attacks it. Don Quixote first pierces one vane with the lance, then attacks with his sword. He is scooped up by the sails of the windmill, and "rides" it until he loses his balance and clatters to the ground. Don Quixote explains that, at the last minute, an evil enchanter who has it in ...
This is about as much a musical as "Singin' in the Rain" was a documentary. "Man of La Mancha" is a collection of dialog that would sound incredibly dumb if it weren't in a musical, and the musical it's in ain't worth it. Advertisement. With the great old Hollywood musicals (anything before, say, about 1955), you knew where you stood.
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Jan 1, 1987 · Don Quixote of La Mancha: Directed by Geoff Collins, Warwick Gilbert. With Robert Helpmann, Chris Haywood, Phillip Hinton, Peter Kay. Don Quixote is a middle-aged gentleman from the region of La Mancha in central Spain.
