Don Quixote (1957 film) explained

Don Quixote
Director:Grigori Kozintsev
Starring:Nikolay Cherkasov
Yuri Tolubeyev
Music:Gara Garayev
Distributor:Lenfilm
Runtime: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.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Don Quixote . 8 February 2009. festival-cannes.com.