The Man Who Killed Don Quixote is a 2018 adventure-comedy film starring Adam Driver, directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam and Tony Grisoni, loosely based on the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes.
- Starring : Adam Driver / Jonathan Pryce / Stellan Skarsgård
- Genre : Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
- Country : Spain / Belgium / France / Portugal / United Kingdom
- Language : English / Spanish
- Director : Terry Gilliam
- Production : Alacran Pictures / Tornasol Films / Entre Chien et Loup / Ukbar Filmes / El Hombre Que Mato a Don Quijote AIE / Carisco Producciones AIE / Recorded Picture Company (RPC) / Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) / Movistar+ / Wallimage / Proximus / Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l’Europe / Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)
- Distributor : Bioscop / Cinépolis Distribución / Concorde Filmverleih / Fabula Films / Lusomundo / M2 Pictures / Magic Box / NOS Audiovisuais / Océan Films / Seven Films / Turbo Films / Warner Bros. / Ascot Elite Entertainment Group / Concorde Home Entertainment / Screen Media Films / The Searchers
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote movie
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote release date
- June 9, 2018 : Australia (Sydney Film Festival)
- August 5, 2018 : Australia (Melbourne International Film Festival)
- September 20, 2018 : USA (Fantastic Fest)
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote cast
- José Luis Ferrer as Don Quixote (commercial)
- Ismael Fritschi as Sancho Panza (commercial)(as Ismael Fritzi)
- Juan López-Tagle as Spanish Propman(as Juan López Tagle)
- Adam Driver as Toby
- William Miller as 1st AD – Bill
- Will Keen as Producer
- Jason Watkins as Rupert
- Paloma Bloyd as Melissa
- Óscar Jaenada as Gypsy
- Sonia Franco as Flamenco Dancer
- José Aser Giménez as Flamenco Guitarist
- José Antonio Fernández as Flamenco Percussionist
- Viveka Rytzner as Junior Creative
- Alberto Jo Lee as Chinese Translator / Creative Creep
- Bruno Sevilla as Client Rep
Gilliam unsuccessfully attempted to make the film many times over the span of twenty-nine years, which made it an infamous example of development hell. Gilliam started working on the film in 1989, but was unable to secure funding until 1998 when it entered full pre-production with a budget of $32.1 million without American financing, with Jean Rochefort as Quixote, Johnny Depp as Toby Grisoni, a 21st-century marketing executive thrown back through time, and Vanessa Paradis as the female lead.
Shooting began in 2000 in Navarre, but a significant number of difficulties such as sets and equipment destroyed by flooding, the departure of Rochefort due to illness, problems obtaining insurance for the production, and other financial difficulties led to a sudden suspension of the production and its subsequent cancellation.
The original production was the subject of the documentary film Lost in La Mancha, which was intended to be a making-of but was released on its own in 2002.
Gilliam made repeated attempts to relaunch production between 2003 and 2016, which included Depp, Ewan McGregor and Jack O’Connell as Toby Grisoni and Robert Duvall, Michael Palin, and John Hurt as Quixote. However, all ended up being cancelled for various reasons, such as failing to secure funds, Depp’s busy schedule and eventual loss of interest in the project, and Hurt being diagnosed with the cancer that would eventually result in his death.
After yet another failed attempt, it was unexpectedly reported in March 2017 that filming had finally started, with Driver, who was confirmed as Grisoni in 2016 and helped secure funding, and Jonathan Pryce as Quixote. On 4 June 2017, Gilliam announced that the shooting of the film was complete, 17 years after it originally started.
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote premiered on 19 May 2018, simultaneously acting as the closing film at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and being released in French theaters.
Gilliam has struggled to release the film worldwide since then, partially due to a lengthy legal dispute with former producer Paulo Branco. Subsequently, the film was only released in a few other countries, including Belgium, Spain and Portugal. The film is set to be released in the United States in March 2019.
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