Man of La Mancha

Based On the book by Miguel de Cervantes

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 scenes from his novel. Though financed by Italian producer Alberto Grimaldi and shot in Rome, the film is in English, with all principal actors either British or American, excepting Sophia Loren. (Gino Conforti, the Barber, is an American of Italian descent.) The film was released by United Artists and is known in Italy as L'Uomo della Mancha.

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Release date:

December 11, 1972

Director:

Arthur Hiller

Cast:

Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren, James Coco, Harry Andrews, John Castle

Genre:

Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Musical

Country:

United States, Italy

Language:

English

Year page:

1972 in adaptations