Don Quixote (1957 film)

1957 film by Grigori Kozintsev

Don Quixote

1957 film poster by Vladimir Kononov

Directed by| Grigori Kozintsev
Written by| Evgeny Schwartz
Starring| Nikolay Cherkasov
Yuri Tolubeyev
Music by| Gara Garayev
Distributed by| Lenfilm

Release date

* 15 October 1957 (1957-10-15)

Running time

| 110 minutes
Country| Soviet Union
Language| Russian

Don Quixote (Russian: Дон Кихот, translit. Don Kikhot) is a 1957 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Kozintsev. It is based on Evgeny Schwartz's stage adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes's novel of the same name. It was entered into the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

The film was exhibited in the mid-1960s by Australian University film clubs receiving the productions of Sovexportfilm. It was the first film version of Don Quixote to be filmed in both widescreen and color.

## Plot

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Hidalgo Alonso Quixano, deeply enamored with chivalric romances, decides to become a knight himself and embarks on a journey of adventure. Taking the name Don Quixote, he sets out with his loyal squire, Sancho Panza, to perform heroic deeds in defense of the downtrodden and in honor of his imagined lady love.

However, his noble quests often turn into absurd and futile endeavors. Though mocked and frequently beaten by those he encounters, Don Quixote remains steadfast in his belief in justice and the inherent goodness of humanity.

## Cast

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* Nikolay Cherkasov as Don Quixote de la Mancha / Alonso Quixano
* Yuri Tolubeyev as Sancho Panza
* Serafima Birman as The Housekeeper
* Lyudmila Kasyanova as Aldonsa
* Svetlana Grigoryeva as The Niece
* Vasily Maksimov as The Priest
* Viktor Kolpakov as The Barber
* Tamilla Agamirova as Lady Altisidora
* Georgy Vitsin as Sanson Carrasco
* Bruno Freindlich as The Duke
* Lidiya Vertinskaya as The Duchess
* Galina Volchek as Maritornes

## References

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1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Don Quixote". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 8 February 2009.

## External links

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* Don Quixote at IMDb

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Films directed by Grigori Kozintsev

* The Adventures of Oktyabrina (1924)
* Mishki versus Yudenich (1925)
* The Devil's Wheel (1926)
* The Overcoat (1926)
* The Club of the Big Deed (1927)
* Little Brother (1927)
* The New Babylon (1929)
* Alone (1931)
* The Youth of Maxim (1935)
* The Return of Maxim (1937)
* The Vyborg Side (1938)
* The Young Fritz (1943)
* Simple People (1946)
* Pirogov (1947)
* Belinsky (1953)
* Don Quixote (1957)
* Hamlet (1964)
* King Lear (1971)

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Miguel de Cervantes's Don Quixote (1605/1615)

Characters,
imaginary characters,
and animals|

* Alonso Quixano / Don Quixote
* Sancho Panza
* Cide Hamete Benengeli
* Clavileño
* Dulcinea del Toboso / Aldonza Lorenzo
* Ginés de Pasamonte
* Ricote
* Rocinante

Stage|

* The Comical History of Don Quixote (1694 play)
* Double Falsehood (1727 play)

Opera and
musical|

* Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse (1743)
* Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho (1761 opera)
* Sancho Pança dans son isle (1762 opera)
* Don Chisciotte alle nozze di Gamace (1771 opera)
* Don Quixote (1898 opera)
* Don Quichotte (1910 opera)
* Man of La Mancha (1964 musical, "The Impossible Dream" song)

Orchestral|

* Don Quixote (Richard Strauss, 1898)

Ballet|

* Don Quixote (Ludwig Minkus, 1869)

Film|

* Don Quixote (1903)
* Incident from Don Quixote (1908)
* Don Quixote (1923)
* Don Quixote (1933)
* Don Quixote (1947)
* Don Quixote (1955–1969, unfinished)
* Don Quixote (1957)
* Dulcinea (1962)
* Don Chisciotte and Sancio Panza (1968)
* Man of La Mancha (1972)
* Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo (1973)
* Don Quixote (2000)
* Lost in La Mancha (2002)
* Don Quixote, Knight Errant (2002)
* Honor de cavalleria (2006)
* Donkey Xote (2007)
* Don Quixote (2010)
* Don Quixote (2015)
* The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
* He Dreams of Giants (2019)

Television|

* I, Don Quixote (1959 teleplay)
* Zukkoke Knight - Don De La Mancha (1980 series)
* The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1989 series)
* El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes (1992 series)
* Don Quixote (2011 series)

Album|

* La Leyenda de la Mancha (1998, "Molinos de viento" song)

Art|

* Don Quixote (1955 sketch)
* Don Quixote (1976 sculpture)

Comics|

* Don Quichotte de la Manche (2023)

Related|

* Alonso Fernández de Avellaneda
* Amadís de Gaula
* List of works influenced by Don Quixote
* Quixotism
* The History of Cardenio
* "The Truth about Sancho Panza" (1931 short story)
* "Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote" (1939 short story)
* Monsignor Quixote (1982 novel)
* Super Don Quix-ote (1984 video game)

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* Israel

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