Lost in La Mancha
They’ve got a story, but have lost the plot.
Ratings
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.
Production
Quixote Films, Low Key Productions, Eastcroft Productions
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Jeff Bridges
Narrator (voice)
Johnny Depp
Self
Vanessa Paradis
Self
Jean Rochefort
Self
Terry Gilliam
Self - Writer & Director
Tony Grisoni
Self - Co-Writer
Philip A. Patterson
Self - First Assistant Director
Nicola Pecorini
Self - Director of Photography
Andrea Calderwood
Self - Former Head of Production
Bernard Bouix
Self - Executive Producer
René Cleitman
Self - Producer
José Luis Escolar
Self - Line Producer
Benjamín Fernández
Self - Production Designer
Bárbara Pérez-Solero
Self - Assistant Set Decorator
Gabriella Pescucci
Self - Costume Designer
Carlo Poggioli
Self - Co-Costume Designer
Fred Millstein
Self - Completion Guarantor
Ray Cooper
Self - Longtime Gilliam Colleague
Orson Welles
Self (archive footage)
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