Feature2018·133m·6.7

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

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AdventureComedy

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.

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Cast

Adam Driver

Toby

Jonathan Pryce

Don Quixote

Stellan Skarsgård

The Boss

Jordi Mollà

Alexei Miiskin

Joana Ribeiro

Angelica

Óscar Jaenada

Gitano

Olga Kurylenko

Jacqui

Will Keen

Producer

Rossy de Palma

Sergi López

Paloma Bloyd

Melissa

Lídia Franco

Panicky Woman 1

Bruno Schiappa

Police Chief

Terry Gilliam

Giant #2 (Voice)

Jason Watkins

Rupert

Maria d'Aires

Panicky Woman 2

Jorge Calvo

Sancho Panza (B&W Film)

Jimmy Castro

Toby's Cameraman (B&W Film)

Viveka Rytzner

Junior Creative

Alberto Jo Lee

Chinese Translator / Creative Creep

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English, Spanish
Budget
$19.1M
Revenue
$2.4M
Age rating
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Alacran PicturesTornasol MediaKinologyEntre Chien et LoupUkbar FilmesEl hombre que mató a Don Quijote AIE

Crew

Director

Terry Gilliam

Writers

Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Miguel de Cervantes

Benjamín Fernández

Production Design

Roque Baños

Original Music Composer

Nicola Pecorini

Director of Photography

Teresa Font

Editor

Lesley Walker

Editor

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

3/27/2022

7.0

I was never a huge fan of Monty Python (or, indeed "Time Bandits") - I find surreal comedy sometimes too much of a stretch for my usually linear appreciation genes. I've got to say, though, that I rather enjoyed this. At times it is truly bonkers, but Adam Driver and Jonathan Pryce do have enough chemistry between them to almost turn this into a (rather eccentric) love story. It is self-indulgent, no point in saying that the audience of (us) cinema goers were ever likely be the prime beneficiaries of this creation, but oddly enough it is exactly what it says on the tin "Quixotic". I am not sure it was worth waiting 29 years for, but it has a few laugh out loud moments and a carefully crafted soundtrack helps keep it lolling along. I'm not sure I will ever watch it again, but I am glad I have seen it.