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Don Quixote

  • 19731973
  • GG
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Don Quixote (1973)
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A film adaptation of the Ludwig Minkus ballet, completely re-orchestrated and with additional music by John Lanchbery.A film adaptation of the Ludwig Minkus ballet, completely re-orchestrated and with additional music by John Lanchbery.A film adaptation of the Ludwig Minkus ballet, completely re-orchestrated and with additional music by John Lanchbery.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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    • Robert Helpmann
    • Rudolf Nureyev
    • Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra(novel)
    • Rudolf Nureyev
    • Marius Petipa(ballet)
  • Stars
    • Robert Helpmann
    • Ray Powell
    • Rudolf Nureyev
    • Robert Helpmann
    • Rudolf Nureyev
    • Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra(novel)
    • Rudolf Nureyev
    • Marius Petipa(ballet)
  • Stars
    • Robert Helpmann
    • Ray Powell
    • Rudolf Nureyev
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    • 4User reviews
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    Robert Helpmann
    Robert Helpmann
    • Don Quixote
    Ray Powell
    • Sancho Panza
    Rudolf Nureyev
    Rudolf Nureyev
    • Basilio
    Francis Croese
    • Lorenzo
    Lucette Aldous
    • Kitri…
    Colin Peasley
    • Gamache
    Marilyn Rowe
    • Street dancer…
    Kelvin Coe
    • Espada
    Alan Alder
    • Gypsy Dancer
    Ronald Bekker
    • Gypsy King
    Patricia Cox
    • Cupid
    Julie da Costa
    • Gypsy Girl
    Susan Dains
    • Gypsy Queen
    Joseph Janusaitis
    • Matador
    Tex McNeill
    • Matador
    • (as Rex McNeill)
    John Meehan
    • Matador
    Gary Norman
    • Fandango Dancer
    Carolyn Rappel
    • Kitri's Friend
      • Robert Helpmann
      • Rudolf Nureyev
      • Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra(novel)
      • Rudolf Nureyev
      • Marius Petipa(ballet)
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    • Trivia
      This film was a collaboration between Robert Helpmann and Rudolph Nureyev, two of Margot Fonteyn's all-time favorite partners. She always remarked she did her best with them.
    • Connections
      Featured in A Little of Don Quixote.... (1973)

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    10/10
    A gem of the ballet medium
    Don Quixote may not be one of the great ballets like the 3 Tchaikovskys, Giselle and Coppelia but it is a very, very good one. The ballet is generally well served on video/DVD, and this Rudolf Nureyev production is one of the best. The costumes and sets are detailed and colourful, and while the picture and sound are not mind-blowing they are better than some of the other ballet productions seen recently. The camera work is good also. The music is not one of the greatest or most memorable ballet scores but it is cleverly orchestrated and pleasant-sounding. The orchestra seem to think so because they play beautifully with fluid lines and legato and great musicianship. The conducting has authority and a sense of pulse, keeping things alive on stage while not rushing things through. The choreography syncs very well with the music, as always with Rudolf Nureyev it is highly musical, has many recognisable steps and has a real elegance to it. Nureyev is definitely the performer you'll remember most after seeing, he is so charismatic and expressive and he dances so gracefully and powerfully. Though Robert Helpmann is very dignified in the title role, and Lucette Aldous is a very charming and elegantly danced Kitri, a really nice surprise. To conclude, for Nureyev and ballet fans this Quixote is a gem. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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      • September 1, 2021 (Australia)
      • Australia
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Essendon Airport, Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Production companies
      • International Arts
      • Australian International Finance Cop.
      • The Australian Ballet
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    • 1 hour 51 minutes
      • Mono

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