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.
Title:Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
Year:1967
Genre:Adventure
Country:Spain, France, Italy
Studio:Procinex, Protor Film, Prisma de Cinematografía
Cast:Horst Buchholz, Gina Lollobrigida, José Ferrer, Louis Jourdan, Francisco Rabal, Antonio Casas
Crew:Enrique Llovet (Screenplay), Margarita Ochoa (Editor), Edmond Richard (Director of Photography), David Karp (Screenplay), Vincent Sherman (Director), Jean Ledrut (Original Music Composer)
Keyword:kingdom, pope, slavery, turkey
Release: Nov 02, 1967
Runtime: 94 minutes
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 by 7 users
Popularity: 0.7091
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Language: English, Español
