Man of La Mancha (1972 film)

Man of La Mancha.

This is about the film. For the musical, see Man of La Mancha (musical).

Man of La Mancha is a 1972 film based on the stage musical about the tale of Don Quixote.

Cast

Singing cast

• Simon Gilbert - Don Quixote de la Mancha (singing voice)
• Sophia Loren - Dulcinea/Aldonza
• James Coco - Sancho Panza/Cervantes' Manservant
• Brian Blessed - Pedro/The Innkeeper (singing voice)
• Ian Richardson - The Padre
• Julie Gregg - Antonia Quijana
• Rosalie Crutchley - The Housekeeper
• Gino Conforti - The Barber

Non-singing cast

• Peter O'Toole - Don Quixote de la Mancha/Miguel de Cervantes/Alonso Quijana
• Harry Andrews - The Innkeeper/The Governor
• John Castle - Sanson Carrasco/The Duke
• Marne Maitland - Captain of the Guard

Plot

Miguel de Cervantes and his manservant have been imprisoned by the Spanish Inquisition, and a manuscript by Cervantes is seized by his fellow inmates, who subject him to a mock trial in order to determine whether the manuscript should be returned. Cervantes' defense is in the form of a play, in which Cervantes takes the role of Alonso Quijana, an old gentleman who has lost his mind and now believes that he should go forth as a knight-errant. Quijano renames himself Don Quixote de La Mancha, and sets out to find adventures with his "squire", Sancho Panza.

Musical numbers

• "Man of La Mancha/I, Don Quixote" - Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
• "It's All the Same" - Aldonza
• "Dulcinea" - Don Quixote and Muleteers
• "I'm Only Thinking of Him" - Antonia, The Innkeeper & The Padre
• "I Really Like Him" - Sancho Panza
• "The Barber's Song" - The Barber
• "Golden Helmet of Mambrino" - Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, The Barber and Chorus
• "Little Bird, Little Bird" - Pedro & The Muleteers
• "The Impossible Dream" - Don Quixote
• "The Dubbing (Knight of the Woeful Countenance)"- The Innkeeper, Aldonza and Sancho Panza
• "The Impossible Dream (first reprise)" - Don Quixote
• "Man of La Mancha (first reprise)" - Don Quixote
• "Aldonza" - Aldonza
• "A Little Gossip" - Sancho Panza
• "Man of La Mancha (second reprise)" - Don Quixote, Aldonza and Sancho Panza
• "The Psalm" - The Padre
• The Impossible Dream (second reprise)" - Aldonza, Antonia, The Padre and Chorus