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February 1973 (USA) moreTagline:
Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren and James Coco dream 'The Impossible Dream' in...Plot:
This musical version of Don Quixote is framed by an incident allegedly from the life of its author, Miguel de Cervantes... more | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(6 articles)
The Fantasticks to Kick Off Long Wharf's 2009-10 Season Oct 7 - Nov 1 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 1 November 2009, 1:30 AM, PST)
Ted Kennedy Was the Man of La Mancha
(From Huffington Post. 29 August 2009, 11:42 AM, PDT)
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blinded by tears more (53 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Peter O'Toole | ... | Don Quixote de La Mancha / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijana |
 | Sophia Loren | ... | Dulcinea / Aldonza |
 | James Coco | ... | Sancho Panza |
| Harry Andrews | ... | The Innkeeper / The Governor |
| John Castle | ... | Sanson Carrasco / The Duke |
| Brian Blessed | ... | Pedro |
| Ian Richardson | ... | The Padre |
| Julie Gregg | ... | Antonia Quijana |
| Rosalie Crutchley | ... | The Housekeeper |
 | Gino Conforti | ... | The Barber |
| Marne Maitland | ... | Captain of the Guard |
| Dorothy Sinclair | ... | The Innkeeper's Wife |
| Miriam Acevedo | ... | Fermina |
| Dominic Barto | ... | Muleteer (as Dominic Bartó) |
| Poldo Bendandi | ... | Muleteer |
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
Australia:PG | Germany:6 | Finland:K-16 | USA:PG | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | West Germany:6Fun Stuff
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The original stage production opened at the ANTA Washington Square theater in New York City on 22 November 1965, moving to Broadway after a short run, and eventually having a total of 2329 performances. The cast featured Richard Kiley in the role of Don Quixote who won the 1966 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. "Man of La Mancha" won the 1966 Tony Awards for the Best Musical and Best Score. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: Cervantes is shown using both hands, but he wrote Don Quixote years after he lost his left hand in the Battle of Lepanto. moreQuotes:
Miguel de Cervantes: I've been a soldier and a slave. I've seen my comrades fall in battle or die more slowly under the lash in Africa. I've held them in my arms at the final moment. These were men who saw life as it is, yet they died despairing. No glory, no brave last words... moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Atomic Brain (#6.18)" (1993) moreSoundtrack:
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I must have a major blind spot because I loved this movie in 1972
when I saw it the first time and the second and the third time. Now
I have become an semi-regularly woeful countenanced man
myself and I love it even more. My heart started to stir watching
O'Toole's speech at the Oscars so I re-rented La Mancha even as
it was being removed from the active shelf at my local Hollywood
video. I took it home and played it for the youngest of my five
daughters, eleven year old Mary. She loves musicals as much as I
do. She got into it. I cried again. Sorry. I love this film. Like I said, I
must have a tin ear or a blind spot or goddamn it, maybe I'm right. Man of La Mancha is a 10 plus and a must for all O'Toole fans
which at this point should be about everybody who loves movies. Let the revisionism begin here. O'Toole and Loren> C'mon