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A documentary that details and depicts the pre-production and the first six days of production of acclaimed director Terry Gilliam's ill-fated attempt to film "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" in late 2000. Piece by piece, the entire production ended up falling apart. A series of events conspire to shut down the project altogether: a severe storm washing away equipment; jet fighters interrupting the filming of the pivitol and somber Inquisition scene; and the star suffering a damaging back injury. Gilliam's decades-long dream to make a film based on Don Quixote came to a grinding halt--but it was all captured on film. Thus, what was expected to be, simply, a special documentary featurette--shown as part of the film's eventual DVD package--is now the basis of the film, itself.
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| Also Known As: |
Lost in La Mancha: The Un-Making of Don Quixote
Tilting at Windmills
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Genres: |
Documentary |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 29 min. |
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| Release Date: |
January 31st, 2003 (LA/NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for language. |
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| Distributors: |
IFC Films
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| Production Co.: |
Low Key Pictures, Quixote Films, Eastcroft Productions
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$731,617 |
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| Filming Locations: |
Madrid, Spain
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| Produced in: |
United Kingdom |
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