Cervantes

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Horst Buchholz

Miguel de Cervantes

Age : 69 | Popularity : 15%

Gina Lollobrigida

Giulia

Age : 96 | Popularity : 17%

José Ferrer

Hassan Bey

Age : 80 | Popularity : 6%

Louis Jourdan

Cardinal Acquaviva

Age : 93 | Popularity : 6%

Francisco Rabal

Rodrigo Cervantes

Age : 75 | Popularity : 6%

Antonio Casas

Favio

Age : 70 | Popularity : 7%

Soledad Miranda

Nessa

Age : 27 | Popularity : 7%

Ángel del Pozo

Don Juan de Austria

Age : 89 | Popularity : 16%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Edmond Richard
Production	Producer	Augusto Boué
Directing	Director	Vincent Sherman
Sound	Original Music Composer	Jean Ledrut
Editing	Editor	Margarita Ochoa
Writing	Screenplay	David Karp Enrique Llovet
Department	Role	Name

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