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  • Don Quixote (1933)
  • Not Rated
    73 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Don Quixote (1933)
Not Rated
73 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

In Spain, in the sixteenth century, an elderly gentleman named Don Quixote has gone mad from reading too many books on chivalry. Proclaiming himself a knight, he sets out with his squire, Sancho Panza, to reform the world and revive the ...See moreIn Spain, in the sixteenth century, an elderly gentleman named Don Quixote has gone mad from reading too many books on chivalry. Proclaiming himself a knight, he sets out with his squire, Sancho Panza, to reform the world and revive the age of chivalry, choosing a slut to be his noble lady Dulcinea. He mistakes inns for castles, a play about chivalry for the real thing, flocks of sheep for armies, convicts for wronged prisoners, and windmills for giants. While he and Sancho are off on their adventures, his niece, her fiancee, and the local priest think up a strategy to get him back home. Written by Albert Sanchez Moreno See less
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Director
Georg Wilhelm Pabst (as G.W. Pabst)
Writers
Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra (novel "El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha") | Alexandre Arnoux (dialogue) | John Farrow (collaborator: english version) | Paul Morand (scenario) | Georg Wilhelm Pabst (screenplay)
Composer
Cinematographers
Nicolas Farkas | Paul Portier (as Paul Porter)
Editor
Jean Oser (as Hans Oser)
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Updated Mar 24, 1933

Release date
Dec 23, 1934 (United States)

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Cast

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13 cast members
Name Known for
Feodor Chaliapin Sr.
Don Quixote (as Feodor Chaliapine) Don Quixote (as Feodor Chaliapine)   See fewer
George Robey
Sancho Panza Sancho Panza   See fewer
Oscar Asche
Captain of Police Captain of Police   See fewer
René Donnio
Carrasco (as Donnio) Carrasco (as Donnio)   See fewer
Miles Mander
The Duke of Fallanga The Duke of Fallanga   See fewer
Wally Patch
Gypsy King (as Walter Patch) Gypsy King (as Walter Patch)   See fewer
Sidney Fox
Maria, the niece Maria, the niece   See fewer
Emily Fitzroy
Sancho Panza's wife Sancho Panza's wife   See fewer
Renée Valliers
Dulcinea (as Renee Valliers) Dulcinea (as Renee Valliers)   See fewer
Andreas Malandrinos
Innkeeper / Jester (uncredited) Innkeeper / Jester (uncredited)   See fewer
Lydia Sherwood
Duchess of Fallanga (uncredited) Duchess of Fallanga (uncredited)   See fewer
Vladimir Sokoloff
Servant (uncredited) Servant (uncredited)   See fewer
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