Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes

IMDb 7.5 1967 • 94 min • Adventure

Director

Vincent Sherman

Country

ES

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Horst Buchholz
Horst Buchholz Miguel de Cervantes
Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida Giulia
José Ferrer
José Ferrer Hassan Bey
Louis Jourdan
Louis Jourdan Cardinal Acquaviva
Francisco Rabal
Francisco Rabal Rodrigo Cervantes