Man Of La Mancha [1972]

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Primary Contributor : Peter O'Toole
Primary Contributor : Sophia Loren

Product Details

Director : Arthur Hiller
Actor : Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren, James Coco, Harry Andrews, John Castle
Format : Colour, PAL
Binding : VHS Tape
EAN : 5014789945624
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Video
Running Time : 124minutes
Studio : Warner Home Video

ASIN : B00004CJI1

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Customer Reviews

Stage comes to life for the rest of us (2005-04-21)

Seems that Miguel de Cervantes (Peter O'Toole) was caught performing a politically unhealthy play during the time of the Spanish inquisition. So he gets tossed in a dungeon to await trial. There he is put on trial by the others also awaiting their trial. They threaten to burn his manuscript. He explains his story by putting on a play that involves the people listening. It is the story of Alonso Quijana who in a fever becomes a great knight (Don Quixote de la Mancha); he seeks adventure and the "impossible dream."It is the nature of plays that when preformed one tries to get the best stage actors. In film they strive for the best know movie actors. This movie has accomplished the feat. Each actor brings the character that he/she is playing alive and just as in the movie when they transit from telling the story to being the story, we go from watching the movie to being the story. The music will stay with you long after the movie has finished.

Impossible Dreams (2004-01-11)

The most impossible dream for this film is that it will be released on DVD or re-released on video.

It is a classic musical that has some of the most well known music. From the hillarious windmill fight to Cervantes's (writer on Don Quixote) imprisonment and call to trial, beautiful music accompanies Don Quixote (Peter O'Toole) and his ever loyal Sancho.

It is a stunning product of a low-budget 1972 film and shame on the producers for the lack of investment into promoting this film as it is one of the best musicals around.

All range of emotions are brought alive as Cervantes tells out his story to the inmates, imprisoned by the Spanish Inquisition.

By telling this story and involving the inmates into acting out the story, he boosts the inmates morale and wins over their respect, thus saving the hard copy of the story he tells from the inmates' kangaroo trial.

So, I suggest if you see a rare copy of this video, snap it up straight away - it's great fun to watch and beats Carousel by a long way.

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