Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Horst BuchholzMiguel de Cervantes

Gina LollobrigidaGiulia

José FerrerHassan Bey

Louis JourdanCardinal Acquaviva

Francisco RabalRodrigo Cervantes

Antonio CasasFavio

Soledad MirandaNessa

Ángel del PozoDon Juan de Austria

Ricardo PalaciosSancho

Maurice de CanongeCast

Tiziano Cortini

Tiziano CortiniCast

José JaspeTurkish Official