Man of la mancha [videorecording] / an Arthur Hiller film ; produced and directed by Arthur Hiller ; screenplay by Dale Wasserman.
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FilmPublisher number: 1006196 | Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, Spanish Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Series: MGM DVDPublication details: Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, [2004]Description: 1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0792860292
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Dale Wasserman's long-running Broadway smash comes to the screen in this musical based on Miguel de Cervantes' classic satire Don Quixote de la Mancha. Cervantes (Peter O'Toole) is arrested and put in prison by the soldiers of the Spanish Inquisition after staging a comic performance which mocked the Spanish government. Cervantes' fellow inmates are eager to divvy up his belongings, but the author is desperate to save a manuscript of his latest work; in order to win the prisoners over, he stages, with their assistance, his latest comedy about the delusional knight Don Quixote (O'Toole). Don Quixote, with the help of his loyal manservant Sancho Panza (James Coco), is determined to battle evil, though he most often finds himself combating windmills. Don Quixote encounters the beautiful virgin Dulcinea -- personified by a jailed prostitute, Aldonza (Sophia Loren) -- and is certain he has found the love of his life. However, tragedy befalls Don Quixote when a band of savages rape Dulcinea as he sleeps, and he must decide where his greatest loyalty lies when his niece Antonia (Julie Gregg) arrives, asking Quixote to please return home to his family. In a move which was widely criticized at the time of the film's release, Peter O'Toole's singing voice was dubbed for most of his musical numbers, while Sophia Loren did all of her own vocal tracks. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Originally released as a motion picture in 1972.
Special features: photo montage with overture music; original theatrical trailer.
Title from container.
Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren, James Coco, Harry Andrews, John Castle.
The story of Don Quixote, a chivalrous knight who chooses to see life as it should be, not as it is.
MPAA rating: PG.
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
English (5.1 surround) or Spanish (stereo surround) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.