Man of La Mancha / produced and directed by Arthur Hiller ; screenplay by Dale Wasserman. The fantasticks / screenplay by Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt ; produced by Michael Ritchie and Linne Radmin ; directed by Michael Ritchie.
Man of La Mancha: Peter O'Toole ; Sophia Loren ; James Coco ; Harry Andrews ; John Castle. The Fantasticks: Joel Grey ; Barnard Hughes ; Jean Louisa Kelly. Man of La Mancha: Originally appeared as a motion picture by MGM in 1972. The Fantasticks: Originally appeared as a motion picture by MGM in 2000. Man of la Mancha: Based on the musical play "Man of la Mancha." The Fantasticks: Based on the play by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt.
Summary:
Man of La Mancha: This musical version is framed by an incident allegedly from the life of the author of the book, Miguel de Cervantes. Don Quixote is the mad, aging nobleman who embarrasses his respectable family by his adventures. The Fantasticks: Follows the scheming of two neighboring parents who try to spark a romance between their children by faking a feud. Loosely based on the novel Les romanesques by Edmond Rostand.
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