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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 12m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
24K
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Jonathan Pryce, Stellan Skarsgård, Olga Kurylenko, Adam Driver, and Joana Ribeiro in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
The long-gestating release of Terry Gilliam's 'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote' is set for April 2019.
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Toby, a disillusioned film director, is pulled into a world of time-jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes him to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from re... Read allToby, a disillusioned film director, is pulled into a world of time-jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes him to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality.Toby, a disillusioned film director, is pulled into a world of time-jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes him to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality.

  • Director
    • Terry Gilliam
  • Writers
    • Terry Gilliam
    • Tony Grisoni
    • Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra
  • Stars
    • José Luis Ferrer
    • Ismael Fritschi
    • Juan López-Tagle
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    24K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Terry Gilliam
    • Writers
      • Terry Gilliam
      • Tony Grisoni
      • Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra
    • Stars
      • José Luis Ferrer
      • Ismael Fritschi
      • Juan López-Tagle
    • 156User reviews
    • 184Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Trailer 1:55
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    Photos226

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    Top Cast61

    José Luis Ferrer
    • Don Quixote (commercial)
    Ismael Fritschi
    • Sancho Panza (commercial)
    • (as Ismael Fritzi)
    Juan López-Tagle
    Juan López-Tagle
    • Spanish Propman
    • (as Juan López Tagle)
    Adam Driver
    Adam Driver
    • Toby
    William Miller
    William Miller
    • 1st AD - Bill
    Will Keen
    Will Keen
    • Producer
    Jason Watkins
    Jason Watkins
    • Rupert
    Paloma Bloyd
    Paloma Bloyd
    • Melissa
    Óscar Jaenada
    Óscar Jaenada
    • Gypsy
    Sonia Franco
    • Flamenco Dancer
    José Aser Giménez
    • Flamenco Guitarist
    José Antonio Fernández
    • Flamenco Percussionist
    Viveka Rytzner
    • Junior Creative
    Alberto Jo Lee
    Alberto Jo Lee
    • Chinese Translator…
    Bruno Sevilla
    Bruno Sevilla
    • Client Rep
    Stellan Skarsgård
    Stellan Skarsgård
    • The Boss
    Olga Kurylenko
    Olga Kurylenko
    • Jacqui
    Jordi Mollà
    Jordi Mollà
    • Alexei Miiskin
    • (as Jordi Mollá)
    • Director
      • Terry Gilliam
    • Writers
      • Terry Gilliam
      • Tony Grisoni
      • Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews156

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    Related interests

    Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, and Bert Lahr in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    Quest
    Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
    Satire
    Still frame
    Adventure
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    Drama
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    Fantasy

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Production finally finished on June 4, 2017. A few days later, Gilliam jokingly posted on Facebook that he had accidentally deleted the film.
    • Goofs
      When Toby sees the cart starting on fire, its a flame on the right side of cart only. When the horse starts running with it immediately , the flame is everywhere. It would have grown quickly , but not in fraction of the second the camera moved on Toby too.
    • Quotes
      • Rupert: We become what we hold on to.
    • Crazy credits
      Terry Gilliam's "a Terry Gilliam film" credit is preceded by "and now... after more than 25 years in the making... and unmaking..." at the start of the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movies That Took FOREVER to Make! (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Tarde Azul de Abril
      Written by Tessy Díez (as Tessy Díez Martín) and Roque Baños
      Performed by Carmen Linares
      Vocals Roberto Lorente
      Guitar José Luis Montón
      Guitar Jesús Gómez
      Percussion David Mayoral
      Recorded at Meliam Music Studios of Madrid
      Sound Engineer and Mixer Nicolás Almagro

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 19, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Spain
      • France
      • Belgium
      • Portugal
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • arabuloku.com
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • El hombre que mató a don Quijote
    • Filming locations
      • Portugal
    • Production companies
      • Alacran Pictures
      • Tornasol Films
      • Kinology
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • €17,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $391,963
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,433,457
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 12m(132 min)
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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