Cervantes (film)

Cervantes is a highly fictionalized 1967 film Franco-Spanish-Italian international co-production biography of the early life of Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616). Based on the 1937 novel A Man Called Cervantes by Bruno Frank, it was the first screen biography of the author. Directed by Vincent Sherman, and filmed in color, it stars Horst Buchholz as Cervantes; Gina Lollobrigida as a prostitute with whom he becomes involved; José Ferrer as Hassan Bey, the Turk who held Cervantes in captivity; Louis Jourdan as Cardinal Giulio Acquaviva; and Fernando Rey as King Philip II. Italian actor Tiziano Cortini who usually used the name "Lewis Jordan"" appeared under his own name to avoid confusion with Louis Jourdan. Enrique Alarcón did the production design.

Cervantes
US film poster
Directed by	Vincent Sherman
Written by	Enrico Bomba (uncredited) Bruno Frank (novel)
Produced by	Alexander Salkind Pier Luigi Torri
Starring	Horst Buchholz Gina Lollobrigida José Ferrer Francisco Rabal Louis Jourdan Fernando Rey
Cinematography	Edmond Richard
Edited by	Margarita de Ochoa
Music by	Jean Ledrut Ángel Arteaga Les Baxter (US version)
Release date	1967
Running time	111 minutes
Countries	Spain France Italy
Language	English

Plot

Cast

• Horst Buchholz as Miguel de Cervantes
• Gina Lollobrigida as Giulia
• José Ferrer as Hassan Bey
• Louis Jourdan as Cardinal Acquaviva
• Francisco Rabal as Rodrigo Cervantes
• Antonio Casas as Favio
• Soledad Miranda as Nessa
• Ángel del Pozo as Don Juan de Austria
• Ricardo Palacios as Sancho
• Maurice de Canonge
• Tiziano Cortini
• José Nieto as Minister of Philip II of Spain
• Andrés Mejuto as Cervantes' Father

Production

Filming began in 1966, and the movie was released in several countries between 1967 and 1969.

Reception

Released in the U.S. as a B-movie, and retitled Young Rebel, the film went unnoticed at the box office and did not do well critically.

External links

• Cervantes at IMDb