The funny story of mad but kind and chivalrous elderly nobleman Don Quixote who, aided by his squire Sancho Panza, fights windmills that are seen as dragons to save prostitute Dulcinea who is seen as a noblewoman.
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| Sophia Loren | ... | ||
| James Coco | ... | ||
| Harry Andrews | ... | ||
| John Castle | ... | ||
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Pedro
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Antonia Quijana
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Rosalie Crutchley | ... | |
| Gino Conforti | ... | ||
| Marne Maitland | ... |
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Dorothy Sinclair | ... |
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Miriam Acevedo | ... |
Fermina
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Dominic Barto | ... |
Muleteer
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Poldo Bendandi | ... | |
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This musical version of Don Quixote is framed by an incident allegedly from the life of its author, Miguel de Cervantes. Don Quixote is the mad, aging nobleman who embarrasses his respectable family by his adventures. Backed by his faithful sidekick Sancho Panza, he duels windmills and defends his perfect lady Dulcinea (who is actually a downtrodden whore named Aldonza). Written by Reid Gagle
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Rarely does the motion picture bring to the screen all the warmth, adventure and great music you've been waiting for. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
8 September 1973 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
El hombre de La Mancha See more »Box Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Music by Mitch Leigh
Lyrics by Joe Darion
Sung by Julie Gregg, Rosalie Crutchley and Ian Richardson
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The film (and play) is actually only inspired by a tiny section of Cervantes' "Don Quixote". See more »Goofs
At the start of the brawl with the Muleteers, Aldonza goes from standing right next to Pedro to far behind him and back throughout the scene. She also appears to be moving toward him in two separate shots. See more »Quotes
Don Quixote de La Mancha: [singing] To right the unrightable wrong / To love, pure and chaste from afar / To try, when your arms are too weary / To reach the unreachable star.See more »
Crazy Credits
During the opening credits, we see the animated sails of a windmill, which, with each turn, begin to reveal, and finally become, a sketch of the face of Don Quixote. The camera moves in for an extreme closeup of the facial features, which, as the camera gets close, reveal themselves to be a giant prop in an outdoor stage presentation during a festival. As the opening credits end, the sketch of that prop dissolves into the real item. See more »Soundtracks
I'm Only Thinking Of HimMusic by Mitch Leigh
Lyrics by Joe Darion
Sung by Julie Gregg, Rosalie Crutchley and Ian Richardson
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This is one of my favorite movies of all time. It saddens me that there are those out there who think this movie was horrible. How can you watch O'Toole give his speech: "Maddest of all: to see life as it is and not as it should be!" and not be brought to emotion? This movie is not exactly like the theater version. However, if you note who made the screenplay changes, the song changes, etc., it's the same men who worked on the play. There are some good songs cut out. And Peter O'Toole and Sophia Loren are not the world's best singers. But this movie is brilliant. Coco is a wonderful Sancho, I love his voice and his expression. O'Toole is a fabulous actor and I felt like the prisoners in the end singing "The Impossible Dream." I own this movie. I encourage anyone who hasn't seen it to go get it and watch it. It has inspired me to try to do better in everything I do, and I often watch it and sing the songs to remind me to "see life as it should be." And if this movie needs a defender, I sign up for the job.