The Man of La Mancha (film)
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| German title | The man from La Mancha |
| Original title | Man of La Mancha |
| Country of production | United States , Italy |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1972 |
| length | 120 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
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| Director | Arthur Hiller |
| script | Dale Wasserman |
| production | Arthur Hiller, Alberto Grimaldi |
| music | Laurence Rosenthal |
| camera | Giuseppe Rotunno |
| cut | Robert C. Jones |
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The Man of La Mancha (original title: Man of La Mancha ) is an Italian-American film adaptation of the musical The Man of La Mancha from 1972. Directed by Arthur Hiller based on a script by Dale Wasserman . The main roles were played by Peter O'Toole and Sophia Loren .
action
The until then unsuccessful writer Miguel de Cervantes and his servant are prisoners in the dungeons of the Inquisition for blasphemy . The fellow prisoners want to take away the belongings they have brought with them and are organizing their “own judicial proceedings”. In order to save his manuscript for the novel Don Quixote and to prove that he is the author, Cervantes performs the contents as a play in prison. With this he saves his manuscript and can now look forward to the inquisition process.
production
Production companies
The film was produced by Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA) in collaboration with United Artists .
synchronization
The German language version was dubbed by:
| character | actor | Voice actor |
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| Cervantes, Don Quixote, Alonso Quijana | Peter O'Toole | Sebastian Fischer |
| Dulcinea, Aldonza | Sophia Loren | Rose-Marie Kirstein |
| Sancho Panza, servant | James Coco | Thomas Bride |
| Landlord, governor | Harry Andrews | Erik Jelde |
| Pedro | Brian Blessed | Herbert Weicker |
| priest | Ian Richardson | Manfred Andrae |
music
Laurence Rosenthal was responsible for the music in the film . Since it is a film adaptation of a musical, the music of the musical was used. This was from Mitch Leigh , the lyrics from Joe Darion . The music on the original soundtrack is:
- Overture
- Man of la Mancha (I, Don Quixote)
- It's all the same
- Dulcinea
- I'm only thinking of him
- I Really Like Him
- Medley: Barber's Song / Golden Helmet of Mambrino
- Little Bird, Little Bird
- The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
- The dubbing
- Medley: Life as It Really Is / Man of la Mancha (I, Don Quixote)
- Aldonza
- A little gossip
- Medley: Dulcinea (Reprise) / The Impossible Dream (The Quest) (Reprise)
- Impossible Dream (The Quest) , finale
Peter O'Toole did not sing his parts himself; they were sung by Simon Gilbert . Peter O'Toole took on the spoken parts in the songs himself. The other actors and actresses sang their songs themselves.
The songs What Do You Want of Me? So , To Each His Dulcinea and The Abduction from the musical did not appear as songs in the film.
World premieres
The world premiere was on December 11, 1972 in New York. The German-language premiere was on November 10, 1974 on ZDF. The film was distributed by United Artists .
criticism
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The man from La Mancha received rather mediocre reviews. At Rotten Tomatoes , the film received 50% from just twelve reviews with a rating of 5.5 out of 10. In the IMDb , the film received 6.6 out of 10 points.
The musical adaptation is not convincing because of a lack of creative inspiration and imagination. The film seems expensive and appropriately large, but not convincing. It is a collection of dialogues that would sound incredibly stupid if it weren't for a musical. And the musical is not worth it.
The film was played well, but sung badly. O'Toole, Loren and Coco could - if they are not interrupted with singing - almost convince. But it was also asked why Peter O'Toole is appearing in a musical again. He couldn't sing and knew that too. He portrayed the demented would-be knight convincingly. Sophia Loren's performance was the only one that really survived the film. But it is an ungrateful role.
The uninspired direction and the restless camera work, which almost makes you seasick, was also criticized.
Awards
Laurence Rosenthal received an Oscar nomination in the category Best Film Music (Original Song Score).
At the Golden Globe Awards , Peter O'Toole was nominated for Best Actor Musical / Comedy and James Coco was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Peter O'Toole was named Best Actor by the National Board of Review in 1972 for his performance in The Man of La Mancha and The Ruling Class .
Web links
- Man of La Mancha in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Man of La Mancha at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Klaus Brühne: Lexicon of international film . tape 5 , L - M. Rowohlt Taschenbuchverlag, Reinbek near Hamburg 1987, ISBN 3-499-16322-5 , p. 2473 .
- ↑ The Man of La Mancha . In: Cinema . ( Online [accessed January 6, 2016]).
- ↑ The Lexicon of International Films lists Grimaldi and his PEA as the sole producer, American sources often name only Arthur Hiller. IMDb names Hiller as producer and Grimaldi as executive producer.
- ↑ The Man of La Mancha. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on January 6, 2016 .
- ↑ Man of La Mancha [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]. In: AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2016 .
- ↑ Rob Nixon: MAN OF LA MANCHA. In: Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved September 22, 2016 .
- ↑ Various Artists Man of La Mancha [Original Broadway Cast Recording]. In: AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d Vincent Canby: 'Man of La Mancha' Comes to Screen . In: New York Times . December 12, 1972 (English, online [accessed January 6, 2016]).
- ↑ a b Man of La Mancha (1973). In: Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved January 6, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c Roger Ebert: Man of La Mancha. In: RogerEbert.com. December 15, 1972, accessed January 10, 2016 .
- ↑ Review: 'Man of La Mancha'. In: Variety.com. December 31, 1971, accessed January 10, 2016 .
- ↑ 1972 Award Winners. In: Homepage of the National Board of Review. Retrieved January 6, 2016 .