In the Napoleonic wars, an officer finds an old book that relates his grandfather's story, Alfons van Worden, captain in the Walloon guard. A man of honor and courage, he seeks the shortest route through the Sierra Morena. At an inn, the Venta Quemada, he sups with two Islamic princesses. They call him their cousin and seduce him; he wakes beside corpses under a gallows. He meets a hermit priest and a goatherd; each tells his story; he wakes again by the gallows. He's rescued from the Inquisition, meets a cabalist and hears more stories within stories, usually of love. He returns to Venta Quemada, the women await with astonishing news.
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The Saragossa Manuscript Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Beata Tyszkiewicz
She was 33, now 86 years old
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as Donna Rebecca Uzeda |
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Jan Machulski
He was 43, 80 years old when he died
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as Count Pena Flor |
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Adam Pawlikowski
He was 46, 50 years old when he died
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as Don Pedro Uzeda |
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Witold Pyrkosz
He was 45, 90 years old when he died
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as Condemned |
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Gustaw Holoubek
He was 48, 84 years old when he died
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as Don Pedro Velasquez |
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Zbigniew Cybulski
He was 44, 39 years old when he died
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as Alfonse Van Worden |
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Elżbieta Czyżewska
She was 33, 72 years old when she died
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as Donna Frasquetta Salero |
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Wiesław Gołas
He was 34, now 94 years old
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as Wedding guest |
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Iga Cembrzyńska
She was 32, now 85 years old
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as Emina, księżniczka mauretańska |
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Kazimierz Opaliński
He was 82, 89 years old when he died
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as Hermit / Sheik |
The Saragossa Manuscript Crew
