Don Quijote de la mancha (1947)
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This Spanish cinemazation of Cervantes' Don Quixote may well have cost more money than any previous adaptation of that literary classic. Rafael Rivelles stars as the ageing, windmill-tilting knight-errant, while Juan Calvo plays Quixote's faithful manservant Sancho Panza. In fact, it is… More This Spanish cinemazation of Cervantes' Don Quixote may well have cost more money than any previous adaptation of that literary classic. Rafael Rivelles stars as the ageing, windmill-tilting knight-errant, while Juan Calvo plays Quixote's faithful manservant Sancho Panza. In fact, it is Calvo's sure-handed comic performance that keeps this elephantine production afloat. At 138 minutes, the film proved too much of a good thing for American filmgoers, many of whom were probably still resentful that they'd been force-fed Cervantes in high-school Spanish Class. Herman G. Weinberg, a film critic and historian best known for his essays on director Ernst Lubitsch, wrote the English-language subtitles for Don Quixote de la Mancha. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rafael Gil
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Classics, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1947 Wide
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Cast
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Rafael Rivelles
as Don Quixote
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Juan Calvo
as Sancho
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Fernando Rey
as Sanson Carrasco
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Manolo Morán
as Barber
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Sarita Montiel
as Antonia
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Guillermo Marin
as Duke
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Guillermina Grin
as Duchess
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Félix Fernández
as Second Innkeeper
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Eduardo Fajardo
as Don Fernando
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María Asquerino
as Luscinda
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Santiago Rivero
as Second Soldier
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Julia Caba Alba
as Housekeeper