Don Quixote
May 23, 1957 · 1h 42m
Director
Grigori KozintsevOverview
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.
Cast of Don Quixote
Nikolai CherkasovDon Quixote de la Mancha / Alonso Quixano
Yuriy TolubeevSancho Panza
Serafima Birmanekonomka
Svetlana Grigorevaplemyannitsa Don Quijota- Vasiliy MaksimovPriest
Viktor Kolpakovtsyryulnik
Lyudmila KasyanovaAldonsa - Dulcinea del Toboso
Tamilla AghamirovaAltisidora
Georgiy VitsinSanson Carrasco
Bruno Frejndlikhgertsog
Lidiya Vertinskayagertsoginya
Galina Volchekmaritornes
Olga Viklandtkrestyanka
Aleksandr Beniaminovpastukh- S. TsomayevAndres - pastushonok
- O. Sokolshchuk
Georgy OrlovConvict- Aleksandr Rozanovmajordomo
Crew of Don Quixote
Grigori KozintsevDirector
Yevgeni ShvartsWriter, Theatre Play
Miguel de CervantesNovel
Mikhail ShostakExecutive Producer
Gara GarayevOriginal Music Composer
Andrey MoskvinDirector of Photography- Apollinariy DudkoDirector of Photography
- Yevgeniya MakhankovaEditor
Evgeny EneyProduction Design
Natan AltmanCostume Design, Makeup & Hair- Mira RafalovichCostume Design
Vladimir ChebotaryovAssistant Director
Alberto Sánchez PérezArt Direction- Ilya VolkSound Director
- Vasiliy UlyanovMakeup Artist
- Ivan KokhFight Choreographer
- Boris EderAnimal Wrangler
Nikolay RabinovichConductor
About Don Quixote
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…
When was Don Quixote released?
Don Quixote was released on May 23, 1957.
How long is Don Quixote?
Don Quixote runs 1 hour 42 minutes (102 minutes).
Who directed Don Quixote?
Don Quixote was directed by Grigori Kozintsev.
Who is in the cast of Don Quixote?
The cast of Don Quixote includes Nikolai Cherkasov (Don Quixote de la Mancha / Alonso Quixano), Yuriy Tolubeev (Sancho Panza), Serafima Birman (ekonomka), Svetlana Grigoreva (plemyannitsa Don Quijota) and Vasiliy Maksimov (Priest).