The Young Rebel
Cast & Crew
Vincent Sherman
Horst Buchholz
Gina Lollobrigida
Jose Ferrer
Louis Jourdan
Francisco Rabal
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In the 16th century, Pope Pius IV sends his emissary, Cardinal Acquaviva, and an enthusiastic young assistant, Miguel de Cervantes, to gain support from Philip II of Spain against the aggressive Moors. The mission is successful, and Philip promises to provide troops to aid the Holy League. Cervantes' first duty upon returning to Rome is to serve as escort for the visiting Arab envoy, Hassam Bey; and despite their differences, Hassam and Cervantes gain respect for each other. Cervantes quits the assignment when he learns that his Arab friend is being deceived in his negotiations with Acquaviva. Meanwhile, Cervantes meets and falls in love with Giulia, a beautiful Roman courtesan, but they are separated when Pope Pius delivers an edict ordering all prostitutes to leave Rome. Disillusioned, Cervantes joins his brother Rodrigo to fight in the sea battle of Lepanto and is honored for bravery. He sees Giulia for the last time as he recovers from battle wounds at a Messina hospital. On the voyage home, Cervantes and Rodrigo are captured by Arab pirates and taken to Algiers where Rodrigo is sent to work in the quarries and Cervantes is tortured. They are released months later when Hassam becomes governor of Algiers. With Rodrigo, Cervantes plans to free the Christian slaves, but their uprising fails. The brothers are about to be executed when they are unexpectedly ransomed by the slaves and returned to Spain.
Director
Vincent Sherman
Cast
Horst Buchholz
Gina Lollobrigida
Jose Ferrer
Louis Jourdan
Francisco Rabal
Fernando Rey
Soledad Miranda
Maurice De Canonge
Antonio Casas
Angel Del Pozo
José Jaspe
Ricardo Palacios
Claudine Dalmas
José Nieto
Enzo Curcio
Guadenzio Di Pietro
Andres Mejuto
Vidal Molina
Fernando Hilbeck
Concha Humbria
Jorge Rigaud
Crew
Enrique Alarcón
Luis Argüello
Angel Arteaga
Enrico Bomba
Commonwealth United Entertainment Inc.
Luciano De Nardi
Teodoro Herrero
David Karp
Jean Ledrut
Enrique Llovet
Enrique Llovet
Enrique Llovet
Isidoro Martínez Ferry
Gabriel Masaganas
Margarita Ochoa
Edmond Richard
Alexander Salkind
Miguel Salkind
Piergiuseppe Sciume
Julio Sempere
Pier Luigi Torri
Henry T. Weinstein
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Location scenes filmed in Spain. Opened in Paris in March 1968 as Les aventures extraordinaires de Cervantes at 90 min; in Madrid in September 1968 as Cervantes at 90 min; in Italy as Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes. Produced in 70mm Totalscope. Copyrighted in the U. S. as Cervantes.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1969
Released in USA in 35mm prints.
dubbed
Totalscope.
Shot in 65mm.
Released in United States 1969
