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.
Directed by Vincent Sherman
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Cast
Horst Buchholz
Miguel de Cervantes
Gina Lollobrigida
Giulia
José Ferrer
Hassan Bey
Louis Jourdan
Cardinal Acquaviva
Francisco Rabal
Rodrigo Cervantes
Antonio Casas
Favio
Soledad Miranda
Nessa
Ángel del Pozo
Don Juan de Austria
Ricardo Palacios
Sancho
Maurice de Canonge
Tiziano Cortini
José Jaspe
Turkish Official
Claudine Dalmas
José Nieto
Minister of Felipe II
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