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Man of La Mancha

Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren and James Coco dream 'The Impossible Dream' in...

6.6 71 2h 12m 1972

Adventure Comedy Drama Music

Director: Arthur Hiller

Budget

$12M

Revenue

$12M

In the 16th century, poet, playwright and part-time actor Miguel de Cervantes has been arrested, together with his manservant, by the Spanish Inquisition. They're accused of presenting an entertainment offensive to the Inquisition. Inside the huge dungeon into which they have been cast, the other inmates gang up on Cervantes and his manservant, staging a mock trial, with the intention of stealing or burning his possessions. Cervantes wishes to desperately save a manuscript he carries with him and stages, with costumes, makeup, and the participation of the other prisoners, an unusual defense—the story of Don Quixote.