Who was the literary character behind the play Man of La Mancha?
Man of La Mancha (film) Man of La Mancha (film) Man of La Mancha is a 1972 film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Man of La Mancha" by Dale Wasserman, with music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe Darion. The musical was suggested by the classic novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes, but more directly based on Wasserman's 1959 non-musical television play, "I, Don Quixote", which combines a semi-fictional episode from the life of Cervantes with scenes from his novel. The film was financed by an Italian production company, Produzioni Europee Associates, and shot in Rome. However, it is entirely in English, and
Man of La Mancha and in 2012 and 2013 played in Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, China, Poland, Dominican Republic, Chile, Russia, and in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cast albums are available in many languages including German from the 1968 Vienna performance ("Der Mann von La Mancha") and the 1969 Hamburg cast ("Der Mann von La Mancha"), the 1969 Dutch cast ("De Man van La Mancha"), the 1970 Norwegian cast ("Mannen frå La Mancha"), the 1997 Polish cast ("Człowiek Z La Manchy"), the 1997 Czech cast ("Muž Z la Manchy"), the 2001 Hungarian cast ("La Mancha Lovagja"), and many others. Man of La Mancha