Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha
by Arthur Hiller

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Actor: Harry Andrews, James Coco, John Castle (II), Peter O'Toole, Sophia Loren
Director: Arthur Hiller
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 129 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-05-11
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)

DVD Reviews of Man of La Mancha

DVD Review: Man of La Mancha
Summary: 5 Stars

I have not watched this yet. I bought it for my English 11 classes. I will be interested to see the film's take on the Don.

DVD Review: Man of LaMancha
Summary: 5 Stars

Received DVD a day late, but in great shape and a real classic, must see movie.

DVD Review: Classic story with classic actors
Summary: 5 Stars

One of my favorite musicals of all time with a classic cast of actors. Peter O'Toole is always brillant and Sophia Loren was superb. A must have in your library if you are a fan of musicals and classic storybooks such as Don Quixote.

DVD Review: More than adequate adaptation
Summary: 4 Stars

Having played Cervantes/Quixote in my college's production years ago, I have always had a special fondness for Man of La Mancha, and for years was reluctant to watch the movie based on previews I'd seen. What troubled me the most was the idea of having many of the scenes actually taking place in locations like the inn or having Quixote actually fight a real windmill, instead of leaving the entire story unfold in the prison cell, and, using sparse costuming and clever staging, calling upon the imagination of the audience (along with the prisoners) to make the story work. When I watched the movie, I was therefore disappointed with the bouncing back and forth between "on location" and in the prison itself. As the movie progressed, though, I confess I was able to get past that and enjoy the individual performances.

Peter O'Toole indeed captures the innocence and passion of Quixote, as well as the master storyteller in Cervantes. Sophia Loren does an admirable job as Aldonza, and James Coco is excellent as Sancho Panza. The music is very well done, and when the movie was over, I can honestly say I enjoyed it. I gave it four stars instead of five, however, because of the switching back and forth in settings. Then again, I suppose that concept works better in live theatre and might have been boring in a movie.

DVD Review: Don Quixote
Summary: 4 Stars

The Man of LaMancha was better than I'd hoped for, however... Delivery was timely although the supplier sent no notice as to when or if it had been shipped, disappointing. I'd hesitate using that supplier again if alternatives were available.

Description of Man of La Mancha

Academy Award?(r) winners* Peter O'toole and Sophia Loren are magnificent in this lavishlyproduced (LA Herald-Examiner) and beautifully acted (The New York Times) epic masterpiece. Featuring an Oscar?(r)-nominated** score with the classic 'the Impossible Dream, this original and daring (Films & Filming) musical is an experience not to be missed! Jailed during the Spanish Inquisition for offending the church, author Miguel de Cervantes (O'toole) is forced to act out one of his manuscripts for the entertainment of fellow inmates. Cervantes delivers a rapturous performance as the legendary Don Quixote, the chivalrous knight whose choice to see lifeas it should be, not as it is, takes him into battles with an imaginary foe and into romance with the beautiful Dulcinea (Loren). *O'toole: Honorary Award (2002); Loren: Actress, Two Women (1961), Honorary Award (1990) **1972

It's hard to imagine a finer Don Quixote than Peter O'Toole, who's spent most of his career with a slightly mad, dreaming look in his marvelous eyes. O'Toole's suitability for the role is tested by the Broadway treatment of Man of La Mancha, the film version of the hit stage musical. Everybody knows "The Impossible Dream," that indomitable hymn to, well, quixotic questing, and it is indeed the best of the Spanish-inflected songs. Despite the location shooting in Italy, Love Story director Arthur Hiller can't elude the stagey concept (in which Cervantes, imprisoned by the Inquisition, acts out the tale of Don Quixote for his fellow prisoners). James Coco, as Sancho Panza, is overshadowed by the film's irresistible Dulcinea: Sophia Loren, at her mature peak. (Her singing, alas, is not as ripe as her beautiful self.) If you love Cervantes for his earthy ironies, this movie will seem a curious slice of inspirational shtick. --Robert Horton

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