Man of La Mancha (1972)

In the sixteenth century Miguel de Cervantes poet playwright and parttime actor has been arrested together with his manservant by the Spanish Inquisition They are accused of presenting an entertainment offensive to the Inquisition Inside the huge dungeon into which they have been cast the other prisoners gang up on Cervantes and his manservant and begin a mock trial with the intention of stealing or burning his possessions Cervantes wishes to desperately save a manuscript he carries with him and stages with costumes makeup and the participation of the other prisoners an unusual defensethe story of Don Quixote