The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

2018 133 min ★ 6.7 Adventure, Comedy

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.

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Cast

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

Farmer

Details

Director

Terry Gilliam

Screenplay

Tony Grisoni

Tagline

"Today's a marvelous day for adventures!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$19,116,000

Revenue

$2,433,457

Production

Alacran Pictures, Tornasol Media, Kinology, Entre Chien et Loup, Ukbar Filmes, El hombre que mató a Don Quijote AIE, Carisco Producciones AIE, Recorded Picture Company, TVE

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

March 27, 2022

★ 7/10

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 chemistry between them to almost turn this into a (rather eccentric) love story. It is self-indulgent,...