Man of La Mancha /

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 i...

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Uniform Title:Man of La Mancha (Motion picture)
Main Authors: Leigh, Mitch, 1928-2014 (Composer), Rosenthal, Laurence, 1926- (Adapter, Conductor)
Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors: 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, 1944- (Actor), Crutchley, Rosalie, 1921-1997 (Actor), Conforti, Gino (Actor), Maitland, Marne, 1916-1991 (Actor), Darion, Joe, 1917-2001 (Lyricist), Rotunno, Giuseppe (Cinematographer), Jones, Robert C., 1936-2021 (Film editor), Damiani, Luciano, 1923-2007 (Set designer, Costume designer), Lynne, Gillian (Choreographer), Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:In English or dubbed Spanish with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Published: ©1972
Series:MGM DVD.
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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.
Item Description:Based on the musical play "Man of la mancha" written by Dale Wasserman, which was based on the novel Don Quixote by Cervantes.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1972.
Special features: Overture montage music with visual highlights (photo montage with overture music); Theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 2 hrs., 9 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD video; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby digital 5.1, stereo.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Production Credits:Music by Mitch Leigh ; lyrics by Joe Darion ; associate producer, Saul Chaplin ; edited by Robert C. Jones ; sets and costumes by Luciano Damiani ; music adapted and conducted by Laurence Rosenthal ; choreography by Gillian Lynne ; production manager, Luciano Piperno ; executive producer, Alberto Grimaldi ; photography, Guiseppe Rotunno.
ISBN:0792860292
9780792860297