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Sex & Nudity
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- None, although it is implied that Dulcinea is a tavern wench.
Violence & Gore
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- Don Quixote is beaten up by some galley slaves whom he frees, when he asks them to present himself to Dulcinea. He is taken to an inn where his wounds are cared for.
- He also attacks and kills a number of sheep with his lance, believing the flock to be a pagan army.
- When Don Quixote sees a field dotted with windmills, he attacks one of them believing that they are giants. He is lifted into the air and spun around by the windmill, but in this version he is not thrown to the ground. A mill worker stops the windmill from revolving so that Don Quixote can be disengaged from it. This scene, almost always played for laughs in other versions of the story, is given a very tragic quality here.
Profanity
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- There is an intense, but not frightening scene near the end. Don Quixote is taken back home, utterly defeated, in a locked cage. The entire village laughs derisively at him, including Dulcinea, who is ultimately shown to be quite unsympathetic in this version. Only Sancho Panza and Don Quixote's relatives do not laugh.
Spoilers
Frightening & Intense Scenes
- When Don Quixote enters the house and sees that his books of chivalry are being burnt, the shock kills him. He collapses, suddenly regains his sanity, and dies in Sancho's arms. The people who had laughed at him so derisively moments before now kneel and take off their hats and caps respectfully when they realize the effect that the book burning has had on him. Sancho weeps.
