Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
Seen it?1967 | 94 min | Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Spanish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1967: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vincent Sherman
- Horst BuchholzMiguel de Cervantes
- Gina LollobrigidaGiulia
- José FerrerHassan Bey
- Louis JourdanCardinal Acquaviva
- Francisco RabalRodrigo Cervantes
- Antonio CasasFavio
- Soledad MirandaNessa
- Ángel del PozoDon Juan de Austria
- Ricardo PalaciosSancho
- Maurice de Canonge