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Man of La Mancha is a 1965 musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, and lyrics by Joe Darion. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes and his 17th-century novel Don Quixote.
A musical film adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes' novel about the mad nobleman Don Quixote and his quest for chivalry. Starring Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren and James Coco, directed by Arthur Hiller, with songs by Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion.
Man of La Mancha, based on Cervantes’ epic 17th-century novel, Don Quixote, is a remarkable, poignant, moving musical that was one of the first shows to musicalize a piece of historical literature. Set in the context of the Spanish Inquisition, Man of La Mancha is presented as a play-within-a-play.
Roger Ebert criticizes the musical adaptation of Cervantes' tale of Don Quixote, starring Peter O'Toole and Sophia Loren. He finds the singing, dancing and directing poor, and the message flawed.
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Man of La Mancha is a 1972 film adaptation of the Broadway musical based on Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. The film stars Peter O'Toole as both Cervantes and Quixote, Sophia Loren as Dulcinea, and James Coco as Sancho Panza.
In the sixteenth century, Miguel de Cervantes, poet, playwright, and part-time actor, has been arrested, together with his manservant, by the Spanish Inquisition. They are...