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Lost in La Mancha (2002)
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This compelling documentary from Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe charts the derailment of Terry Gilliam's film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. The film opens with clips from Orson Welles's ill-fated attempt to bring the Cervantes classic to the screen, and from there draws upon over 80 hours of video footage, widescreen rushes and animated storyboards to tell the whole “un-making” of Gilliam's project. With Jean Rochefort as the eccentric knight and Johnny Depp as a time-traveller mistaken for Sancho Panza, everything looks set. But an air of Munchausen madness pervades both pre-production and the brief shoot, leaving one to lament the loss of a potential masterpiece and marvel at the terrifying unpredictability of the movie business. DP
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Running time
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89mins
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Country of origin
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UK
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Genre
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Documentary
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
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Theatrical distributor
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Optimum Releasing
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UK cinema certificate
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15
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UK cinema release date
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August 2002
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UK video release date
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February 2003
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