Man of La Mancha
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- 1972
- 132 min
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By edict of the Inquisition...
to spread subversive thought
is heresy.
By edict of the Inquisition...
offenders will submit
to purification...
by sword or flame.
By edict of the Holy Office
of the Inquisition...
to read or interpret
the Bible...
is a sole province
of the Church.
You must by no means
prevail with yourself...
that these giants
you speak of...
were ever real men
of this world...
and true substantial
flesh and blood.
Confess!
What you say of all of them...
is fable and fiction,
lies and dreams.
The Holy Bible...
which cannot deviate
an atom from the truth...
tells us of
that huge Philistine Goliath...
who was fourteen and a half
feet high...
which is an prodigious stature.
You blaspheme
by quoting the Holy Bible...
for your purposes.
The interpretation
of holy writ...
is the sacred function
of the Friars.
We cannot all be Friars.
And there are many ways
Religion is knight-errantry.
Miguel de Cervantes.
Truth is only revealed...
or dreamt.
Miguel de Cervantes...
in the name of the Holy Office
of the Inquisition...
you are under arrest.
Anything wrong
with the accommodations?
Oh, no, no, no.
They're quite... interesting.
This is what
we've come to regard...
as the common room.
For those who wait.
Do they wait long?
An hour...
a lifetime.
Who knows?
Do they all await
the Inquisitions?
Ah, no, seor.
Not all of them.
Most of these...
are merely
thieves and murderers.
Oh.
If you want anything,
just shout.
If you are able.
What did he mean by that?
I think they intend us to stay.
You think? God!
Calm yourself.
There's a remedy
for everything but death.
That may be
just the remedy we need.
Good day, gentlemen, ladies.
I regret being thrust upon you
in this manner.
I hope you'll not find
our company objectionable.
I'm no stranger
to similar surroundings.
I've been in prison
more than once.
- Many times.
- Many times.
And often I have thought
the world to be a prison...
a very cruel one...
where all have desires...
few of which are fulfilled.
But how thoughtless of me to...
Enough! Enough!
Noise, trouble, fights.
Kill each other if you must...
but for God's sake,
do it quietly.
Who are you?
Huh? Speak up!
Cervantes.
Don Miguel de Cervantes.
Oh, a gentleman!
Doesn't prevent me
from going to bed hungry.
And that?
My assistant.
May I have the honor?
They call me the Governor.
- What's your game?
- Game?
Your speciality, man.
Cutpurse? Highwayman?
Nothing so rewarding.
I'm a poet.
They're putting people
in prison for that?
No, no, no, not for that.
Too bad.
Might I meet this gentleman?
Your name, sir?
Names have no meaning here.
I'm called the Duke.
And your speciality?
Treason.
about a country...
and sell it to others
Seems a sound proposition.
What brought you here?
A lapse of judgment.
I told the truth.
- Did you like your job?
- Quite.
Do you like yourself?
to dislike you.
Well, now,
let's get on with the trial.
Trial? What trial?
Yours, of course.
And what have I done?
We'll soon find something.
But we don't understand.
We've only been here
a few hours.
My dear sir, no one enters
or leaves this prison...
without being tried
by his fellow prisoners.
And if I'm found guilty?
- You will be.
- The sentence?
We generally fine a prisoner
all his possessions.
All of them?
It's not practical to take more.
But these things
are my livelihood.
I thought you said
you were a poet.
Of the theater.
Of the theater.
- You see?
- What?
Come here. Come here.
Oh!
False.
Properties and costumes.
You see, I'm a playwright
and an actor.
So these poor things...
couldn't possibly be
of any use to you.
Oh, no, wait!
You'll break it!
Take them! Take them!
Oh, no, Don Miguel!
No. Take them, I say.
Only leave me this.
Heavy. Valuable?
Only to me.
I'll let you ransom it.
I have no money.
How unfortunate.
Paper!
Manuscript.
Still worthless!
No! Wait!
You said a trial!
By your own words,
I demand a trial!
Oh, very well, then.
to be in session.
Now, then,
what are you here for?
We are to appear
before the Inquisition.
Heresy?
No, not exactly.
You see, we were presenting
an entertainment.
An entertainment?
How does an entertainment
get into trouble...
with the Inquisition?
Perhaps they found
an entertainment...
is not always what it seems.
Why are you here?
Somebody has
to stage-manage the stage.
These two have empty holes
in their heads.
Governor, if you don't mind...
I should like
to prosecute this case.
You, sir? Why, sir?
Poets...
spinning nonsense
out of nothing.
Blurring men's eyes to reality.
Exactly!
Reality!
the human spirit.
Poetry demands imagination.
And with imagination,
you may discover a dream.
The trial! On with the trial!
Miguel de Cervantes,
I charge you...
with being an idealist,
a bad poet...
and an honest man.
How plead you?
Guilty.
Bravo!
Your Excellency...
ladies and gentlemen,
my defense.
But you just pleaded guilty.
Had I said innocent,
you would surely
have found me guilty.
Since I've admitted guilt...
the court is obliged
to hear me out.
For what purpose?
The jury may
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