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Cervantes is a highly fictionalized 1967 film biography of the early life of Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616). It was the first screen biography of the author. Directed by Vincent Sherman, and filmed in color, it stars Horst Buchholz as Cervantes, Gina Lollobrigida as a prostitute with whom he becomes involved, José Ferrer as Hassan Bey, the Turk who held Cervantes in captivity, Louis Jourdan as Cardinal Giulio Acquaviva, and Fernando Rey as King Philip II.Filming began in 1966 and the movie was released in several countries between 1967-1969.Released in the U.S. as a B-movie, and retitled The Young Rebel, the film went nearly unnoticed at the box office and did not do well critically.
Original Release
11/03/1967
US Release
11/03/1967
Cast
Name | Character |
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Horst Buchholz | Miguel de Cervantes |
Gina Lollobrigida | Giulia |
Jose 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 |
Directors
Writers
Bruno Frank, Enrique Llovet, Max Morise, Enrico Bomba, David Karp
Cast
Name | Character |
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Horst Buchholz | Miguel de Cervantes |
Gina Lollobrigida | Giulia |
Jose 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 | (as Tizzieno Cortini) |
Jose Jaspe | Turkish Official |
Claudine Dalmas | |
José Nieto | Minister of Felipe II |
Andrés Mejuto | Cervantes' Father |
André Spengler | |
George Rigaud | Count di Luca |
José Marco | |
Antoine Fontaine | |
Mario Morales |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Salkind | Executive Producer |
Henry T. Weinstein | Executive Producer |
Sergio Otzoup | Producer |
Alexander Salkind | Producer |
Pier Luigi Torri | Producer |