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Lost in La Mancha

Lost in La Mancha

They’ve got a story, but have lost the plot.

2002•1h 33m•7.0/10
Documentary

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7.0/10(234)

Fulton and Pepe's 2000 documentary captures Terry Gilliam's attempt to get The Man Who Killed Don Quixote off the ground. Back injuries, freakish storms, and more zoom in to sabotage the project.

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Production

Quixote Films, Low Key Productions, Eastcroft Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Narrator (voice)

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Self

Vanessa Paradis

Vanessa Paradis

Self

Jean Rochefort

Jean Rochefort

Self

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

Self - Writer & Director

Tony Grisoni

Tony Grisoni

Self - Co-Writer

Philip A. Patterson

Philip A. Patterson

Self - First Assistant Director

Nicola Pecorini

Nicola Pecorini

Self - Director of Photography

Andrea Calderwood

Self - Former Head of Production

Bernard Bouix

Self - Executive Producer

René Cleitman

René Cleitman

Self - Producer

José Luis Escolar

Self - Line Producer

Benjamín Fernández

Self - Production Designer

Bárbara Pérez-Solero

Self - Assistant Set Decorator

Gabriella Pescucci

Gabriella Pescucci

Self - Costume Designer

Carlo Poggioli

Self - Co-Costume Designer

Fred Millstein

Self - Completion Guarantor

Ray Cooper

Ray Cooper

Self - Longtime Gilliam Colleague

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Self (archive footage)

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