Don Quixote (1957)
Senor Quexana has read so many books on chivalry that he believes that he is the knight Don Quixote de la Mancha. So Don Quixote sets off on his horse, accompanied by his squire Sancho Panza on a mule, to perform valiant deeds. They mistakenly save the Lady Altisidora who is so amused that she invites them to visit the Duke to provide some merriment at court. Among other deeds, Don Quixote frees some prisoners, who then turn upon him, and Don Quixote attacks a windmill that he imagines is a monstrous wizard.
Director: Grigori Kozintsev
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Runtime: 102 min
Release Date: May 23, 1957
Cast
- Nikolai Cherkasov - Don Quixote de la Mancha / Alonso Quixano
- Yuriy Tolubeev - Sancho Panza
- Serafima Birman - Ekonomka
- Svetlana Grigoreva - Plemyannitsa Don Quijota
- Vladimir Maksimov - Svyashchennik
- Viktor Kolpakov - Tsyryulnik
- Lyudmila Kasyanova - Aldonsa - Dulcinea del Toboso
- Tamilla Aghamirova - Altisidora
- Georgiy Vitsin - Sanson Carrasco
- Bruno Frejndlikh - Gertsog
Screenplay
- Miguel de Cervantes (Novel)
- Yevgeni Shvarts
- Yevgeni Shvarts (Theatre Play)
Music: Gara Garayev
Cinematography: Andrey Moskvin, Apollinariy Dudko
Editing: Yevgeniya Makhankova
Production: Lenfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
Keywords
based on novel or book, windmill, chivalry
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Don Quixote about?
- Senor Quexana has read so many books on chivalry that he believes that he is the knight Don Quixote de la Mancha. So Don Quixote sets off on his horse, accompanied by his squire Sancho Panza on a mule, to perform valiant deeds. They mistakenly save the Lady Altisidora who is so amused that she invites them to visit the Duke to provide some merriment at court. Among other deeds, Don Quixote frees some prisoners, who then turn upon him, and Don Quixote attacks a windmill that he imagines is a monstrous wizard.
- Who directed Don Quixote?
- Don Quixote was directed by Grigori Kozintsev.
- Who stars in Don Quixote?
- Don Quixote stars Nikolai Cherkasov, Yuriy Tolubeev, Serafima Birman, Svetlana Grigoreva, Vladimir Maksimov, Viktor Kolpakov.
- How long is Don Quixote?
- Don Quixote has a runtime of 1h 42m (102 minutes).
- What genre is Don Quixote?
- Don Quixote is a Adventure, Drama film.
- Where was Don Quixote produced?
- Don Quixote was produced in Soviet Union.