Man of La Mancha
by
 
Hiller, Arthur, producer, director.

Title
Man of La Mancha

Author
Hiller, Arthur, producer, director.
 
Grimaldi, Alberto, producer.
 
Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997, producer.
 
Wasserman, Dale, screenwriter.
 
O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013, actor.
 
Loren, Sophia, 1934- actor.
 
Coco, James, actor.
 
Andrews, Harry, 1911-1989, actor.
 
Castle, John, 1940- actor.
 
Blessed, Brian, actor.
 
Richardson, Ian, 1934-2007, actor.
 
Gregg, Julie, 1937-2016, actor.
 
Crutchley, Rosalie, 1921-1997, actor.
 
Conforti, Gino, actor.
 
Maitland, Marne, 1916-1991, actor.
 
Leigh, Mitch, 1928-2014, composer.
 
Darion, Joe, 1917-2001, lyricist.
 
Rotunno, Giuseppe, cinematographer.
 
Jones, Robert C., 1937- film editor.
 
Damiani, Luciano, 1923-2007, set designer, costume designer.
 
Rosenthal, Laurence, 1926- adapter, conductor.
 
Lynne, Gillian, choreographer.
 
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616, creator.
 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
 
MGM Home Entertainment Inc.

Summary
Jailed during the Spanish Inquisition for offending the church, author Miguel de Cervantes is forced to act out one of his manuscripts for the entertainment of fellow inmates. Cervantes delivers a rapturous performance as the legendary Don Quixote, the chivalrous knight whose choice to see life as it should be, not as it is, takes him into battles with an imaginary foe and into romance with the beautiful Dulcinea.

Audience
MPAA rating: PG.

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1972.
 
Based on the musical play "Man of La Mancha" written by Dale Wasserman, which was loosely based on the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes.
 
Special features: Overture montage : music with visual highlights (photo montage with overture music); Theatrical trailer.

Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 2 hr., 9 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre
Feature films.
 
Musical films.

Subject Term
Quixote, Don (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
 
Inquisition -- Drama.
 
Prisons -- 16th century -- Drama.
 
Knights and knighthood -- Drama.
 
Quests (Expeditions) -- Drama.

Geographic Term
Spain -- Social life and customs -- 16th century -- Drama.

Author(s)
Hiller, Arthur,
 
Grimaldi, Alberto,
 
Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997,
 
Wasserman, Dale,
 
O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013,
 
Loren, Sophia, 1934-
 
Coco, James,
 
Andrews, Harry, 1911-1989,
 
Castle, John, 1940-
 
Blessed, Brian,
 
Richardson, Ian, 1934-2007,
 
Gregg, Julie, 1937-2016,
 
Crutchley, Rosalie, 1921-1997,
 
Conforti, Gino,
 
Maitland, Marne, 1916-1991,
 
Leigh, Mitch, 1928-2014,
 
Darion, Joe, 1917-2001,
 
Rotunno, Giuseppe,
 
Jones, Robert C., 1937-
 
Damiani, Luciano, 1923-2007,
 
Rosenthal, Laurence, 1926-
 
Lynne, Gillian,
 
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616,

Added Corporate Author
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
 
MGM Home Entertainment Inc.

Publisher
Distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment,

Publication Date
2004
 
1972

ISBN
9780792860297

Publication Information
Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, [2004], ©1972.

Call Number
DVD MANOFLA


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