Drama ·Adventure · Spain · 1947 · 2h 17m

Don Quixote

Don Quijote de la Mancha

Director

Cast

Rafael Rivelles as Don Quijote Juan Calvo as Sancho Panza Fernando Rey as Sansón Carrasco Manolo Morán as Barber Sara Montiel as Antonia Juan Espantaleón as Priest

Crew

Alfredo Fraile — Director of Photography Juan Serra — Editor Ernesto Halffter — Original Music Composer Rafael Gil — Screenplay Miguel de Cervantes — Novel Juan Manuel de Rada — Producer

Synopsis

The old hidalgo Don Alonso Quijano, maddened by the excessive reading of books on chivalry and determined to become a famous and heroic knight-errant, leaves his village and sets out on the road in search of adventure, accompanied by his faithful friend Sancho Panza.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book don quixote

Key Collaborators

Rafael Gil Director Alfredo Fraile Director of Photography Juan Serra Editor Ernesto Halffter Original Music Composer Rafael Gil Screenplay Miguel de Cervantes Novel Juan Manuel de Rada Producer

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