Don Quixote
Seen it?1992 | 116 min | Adventure, Drama, Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (43% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and adventure fans. If you loved True Grit, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 56 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
A posthumous 1992 reconstruction of Orson Welles’s long-unfinished Don Quixote project, edited by Jesús Franco from footage shot between 1957 and 1972, following Don Quixote and Sancho Panza as they wander modern Spain in pursuit of chivalric ideals. (Note: This version represents a later editorial assembly, not a film completed by Welles.)
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
43% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$25K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 15K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Orson Welles
- Francisco ReigueraDon Quijote
- Akim TamiroffSancho Panza
- Orson WellesSelf
- Pepe MediavillaDon Quijote (voice)
- Juan Carlos OrdóñezSancho Panza (voice)
- Constantino RomeroNarrator (voice)
- Paola MoriWoman on Motorscooter (archive footage)
- Juan Serrano(archive footage)
- Beatrice Welles(archive footage)
- Oja Kodar(archive footage)