The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Today's a marvelous day for adventures!
2018 | 133m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Terry Gilliam |
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| Writer: | Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Miguel de Cervantes |
| Staring: |
| Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic and increasingly surreal adventures, Toby is forced to confront the tragic repercussions of a film he made in his idealistic youth. | |
| Release Date: | May 19, 2018 |
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| Director: | Terry Gilliam |
| Writer: | Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Miguel de Cervantes |
| Genres: | Comedy, Adventure |
| Keywords | spain, based on novel or book, director, filmmaking, don quixote |
| Production Companies | Entre Chien et Loup, Tornasol Media, Ukbar Filmes, Recorded Picture Company, Kinology, Alacran Pictures, El hombre que mató a Don Quijote AIE, Carisco Producciones AIE |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,433,457
Budget: $19,116,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Adam Driver | Toby |
| Jonathan Pryce | Don Quixote |
| Stellan Skarsgård | The Boss |
| Jordi Mollà | Alexei Miiskin |
| Joana Ribeiro | Angelica |
| Óscar Jaenada | Gitano |
| Olga Kurylenko | Jacqui |
| Will Keen | Producer |
| Rossy de Palma | |
| Sergi López | |
| Paloma Bloyd | Melissa |
| Lídia Franco | Panicky Woman 1 |
| Bruno Schiappa | Police Chief |
| Terry Gilliam | Giant #2 (Voice) |
| Jason Watkins | Rupert |
| Maria d'Aires | Panicky Woman 2 |
| Jorge Calvo | Sancho Panza (B&W Film) |
| Jimmy Castro | Toby's Cameraman (B&W Film) |
| Viveka Rytzner | Junior Creative |
| Alberto Jo Lee | Chinese Translator / Creative Creep |
| José Luis Ferrer | Don Quixote (commercial) |
| Ismael Fritschi | Sancho Panza (commercial) |
| Juan López-Tagle | Spanish Propman |
| Filipa Pinto | False Angelica |
| Diogo Andrade | Noble Dancer (Uncredited) |
| Joe Manjón | Toby's Mate |
| Bruno Sevilla | Client Rep |
| William Miller | 1st AD - Bill |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Pierre Mertens | Sound Mixer |
| Camilla-Valentine Isola | Casting |
| Irene Lamb | Casting |
| Benjamín Fernández | Production Design |
| Alejandro Fernández | Art Direction |
| Gabriel Liste | Art Direction |
| Cristina Gómez | Other |
| Nastasia Kahan | Other |
| Anne Mattatia | Production Supervisor |
| Dino Estrelinha | Assistant Director |
| Ana Summers | Assistant Director |
| David Temprano | Assistant Art Director |
| João Natividade | First Assistant Camera |
| Víctor Trigueros | Location Scout |
| Lesley Walker | Editor |
| Eduardo Hidalgo Jr. | Art Direction |
| Matt Bainbridge | Sound Effects Editor |
| Thomas Gauder | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| André Jacquemin | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Terry Gilliam | Screenplay, Director |
| Tony Grisoni | Screenplay |
| Miguel de Cervantes | Novel |
| Terry Bamber | Assistant Director |
| Reyes Abades | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Teresa Font | Editor |
| Roque Baños | Original Music Composer |
| Nicola Pecorini | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mariela Besuievsky | Producer |
| Amy Gilliam | Producer |
| Gabriele Oricchio | Producer |
| Gerardo Herrero | Producer |
| Jeremy Thomas | Executive Producer |
| Pablo Iraola | Co-Producer |
| Pandora da Cunha Telles | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 14 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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I was never a huge fan of Monty Python (or, indeed "Time Bandits") - I find surreal comedy sometimes too much of a stretch for my usually linear appreciation genes. I've got to say, though, that I rather enjoyed this. At times it is truly bonkers, but Adam Driver and Jonathan Pryce do have enough ch ... emistry between them to almost turn this into a (rather eccentric) love story. It is self-indulgent, no point in saying that the audience of (us) cinema goers were ever likely be the prime beneficiaries of this creation, but oddly enough it is exactly what it says on the tin "Quixotic". I am not sure it was worth waiting 29 years for, but it has a few laugh out loud moments and a carefully crafted soundtrack helps keep it lolling along. I'm not sure I will ever watch it again, but I am glad I have seen it.