Don Quixote

Apr 20, 1992

1h 56m

★ 6.1

One man scorned and covered with scars still strove with his last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable stars and the world will be better for this.

Overview

A posthumous 1992 reconstruction of Orson Welles’s long-unfinished Don Quixote project, edited by Jesús Franco from footage shot between 1957 and 1972, following Don Quixote and Sancho Panza as they wander modern Spain in pursuit of chivalric ideals. (Note: This version represents a later editorial assembly, not a film completed by Welles.)

Genres

Adventure

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

El Silencio Producciones

Don Quixote Trailers

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Cast

Don Quijote

Francisco Reiguera

Sancho Panza

Akim Tamiroff

Self

Orson Welles

Don Quijote (voice)

Pepe Mediavilla

Sancho Panza (voice)

Juan Carlos Ordóñez

Narrator (voice)

Constantino Romero

Woman on Motorscooter (archive footage)

Paola Mori

(archive footage)

Juan Serrano

(archive footage)

Beatrice Welles

(archive footage)

Oja Kodar

Closing Scene Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Fernando Rey

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6.5

City Slickers

Jun 7, 1991

Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.

5.7

The Sun Also Rises

Aug 23, 1957

A group of disillusioned American expatriate writers live a dissolute, hedonistic lifestyle in 1920's France and Spain.

6.7

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

May 19, 2018

Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic and increasingly surreal adventures, Toby is forced to confront the tragic repercussions of a film he made in his idealistic youth.

7.1

Storm Crashers

Mar 22, 2024

11-year-old Alfonso, heir of Don Quixote, and his three imaginary musical rabbits are joined by Pancho and Victoria to save their beloved town of La Mancha from a huge storm, created by an evil corporation seeking to own the land.

8.4

El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes

Jan 29, 1992

Miniseries version of the first half of Cervantes' famous novel.

6.4

Little Girl Blue

Nov 1, 2023

In 2016, French writer and photographer Carole Achache took her own life. After Carole's death, her daughter Mona Achache, a film director, discovers thousands of photos, letters and recordings that Carole left behind, but these buried secrets make her disappearance even more of an enigma. Through the power of filmmaking and the beauty of incarnation with the help of actress Marion Cotillard, the director brings her mother back to life to retrace her journey and find out who she really was.

6.8

Kepler Sexto B

Jun 16, 2023

No overview available.

4.7

Americano

Jan 7, 2005

"Americano" centres around Chris McKinley (Jackson), a recent college graduate backpacking through Europe who savours his last three days of freedom before boarding the career fast track back in the United States. In Pamplona with two friends (Timm Sharp and Ruthanna Hopper), Chris meets an Australian thrill-seeker (Phil Barantini), a quintessential Spanish beauty (Varela) and an enigmatic provocateur (Dennis Hopper), all of whom encourage him to rethink his life. As the minutes and seconds until his departure tick away, Chris struggles with an age-old question: Should he follow the beaten path or risk it all on the road less travelled?

5.5

Black Is Beltza

Oct 5, 2018

New York City, October 10, 1965. A group of wooden giant figures from Pamplona, representing Basque culture and traditions, parade down the street; but the local authorities have not allowed the appearance of all of them: due to the racial prejudices that persist in many sectors of society, the participation of two black giants has been banned.

6.8

Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy

Aug 7, 2019

A car crash sparks a war between local police and an international terrorist organization.

7.1

The Moment of Truth

Mar 3, 1965

Miguel, a poor young man living in Franco's Spain becomes a bull fighter to escape starvation.

7.2

Honour of the Knights

May 12, 2006

Trusting in fate, Don Quixote and Sancho pursue their travels in search of adventure day and night. They ride through fields, talking about subjects as varied as spirituality, chivalry and daily life. A growing bond of friendship unites them.

8.0

Don Quixote, Knight Errant

Sep 4, 2002

After an old soldier named Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) wrote the adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, the knight and his squire have become very popular. When he learns that the Turkish comes along the Mediterranean coast with a powerful army, Don Quixote will undertake, again opposed by his niece and his housekeeper, a new adventure that begins in La Mancha and ends on the coast.

4.8

Blood and Passion

Feb 23, 1976

Pamplona, 1975: Dr. Navarro, a famous doctor in the city, feels strongly attracted to Juana, his nurse, who is also in love with the doctor. Navarro, however, moved by his strong religious convictions (in fact, he is a numerary member of Opus Dei) remains faithful to his wife and tries by all means to prevent that their relations with Juana break through professional boundaries. For the purpose of that, he orders the nurse will sent to another hospital. This will push Juana to take the initiative and provoke the doctor during San Fermines.

0.0

Sancho

Jan 1, 2019

A short film in honor of Sancho Panza from Don Quixote in which Sancho also pursues his dream after believing in himself.

5.8

Don Quixote

Mar 1, 1947

The old hidalgo Don Alonso Quijano, maddened by the excessive reading of books on chivalry and determined to become a famous and heroic knight-errant, leaves his village and sets out on the road in search of adventure, accompanied by his faithful friend Sancho Panza.

7.2

Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo

Mar 9, 1973

A new vision of the Knight of the sad figure, which lives obsessed by the chivalry and its codes of honor. Accompanied by his unusual squire Sancho Panza, Don Quixote recalls some of the adventures they've shared.

4.8

Off Course to China

Feb 15, 2019

Braulio after his misadventures in Berlin, moves to Hong Kong along with Rafa and Hakan in search of new opportunities. However, it is not easy to succeed in a land where language, culture and customs are very different from Europe.

4.0

Un rincón para querernos

Jan 1, 1964

No overview available.