Cervantes (1967)

Directed by

Vincent Sherman

Genre

adventure film, biographical film

Country

France, Italy, Spain

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A highly fictionalized story about the early life of Miguel de Cervantes, the famous Spanish author. It follows his adventures and relationships including with a prostitute and his time in captivity.

dramatichistoricalromanticadventurouscolorfulfictionalizedbiographicalmelodramatictheatrical

What happens

Cervantes is a highly fictionalized 1967 Franco-Spanish-Italian international co-production film biography depicting the early life of Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616). Based on the 1937 novel A Man Called Cervantes by Bruno Frank, it was the first screen biography of the author. Directed by Vincent Sherman and filmed in color, it stars Horst Buchholz as Cervantes, Gina Lollobrigida as a prostitute with whom he becomes involved, José Ferrer as Hassan Bey, the Turk who held Cervantes in captivity, Louis Jourdan as Cardinal Giulio Acquaviva, and Fernando Rey as King Philip II. Italian actor Tiziano Cortini, who usually used the name "Lewis Jordan," appeared under his own name to avoid confusion with Louis Jourdan. Enrique Alarcón handled the production design. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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