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| Don Quixote | 
 enlarge | Directors: Orson Welles, Jesus Franco
Actors: Patty Mccormack, Francisco Reiguera, Akim Tamiroff, Orson Welles
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 26663
Format: Black & White, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 115
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: IMED4150D
UPC: 014381415025
EAN: 0014381415025
ASIN: B0019M7KRY
Theatrical Release Date: 1992
Release Date: August 19, 2008
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Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 08/19/2008
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 Better Than Nothing!!! January 3, 2009
The Maestro is dead. This is most assuredly NOT what the Maestro would have given us. But this "assemblage" of Welles' footage and much of his own voice-overs is well worth watching. The lead actors are picture perfect. The music is extremely good. There are many, many touching scenes and many, many hilarious scenes that do Cervantes proud. The Welles-imitating narrator does a wonderful job tying things together. Yes, the scene in a movie theatre is locked up in litigation somewheres and Patty McCormick is nowhere to seen in this version and the nuclear blast that Welles intended our heroes to survive is not here as it most likely was never filmed. But...IT'S ALL TRUE was pieced together and proved better than nothing. And even AMBERSONS, mutilated and defiled with scenes shot by hacks and parts scored by a much lesser talent than Bernard Herrmann, is still a crown jewel in film history. Even earlier mangled versions of TOUCH OF EVIL were accepted in spite of the manglings until the "restoration" was made. Some small sketches by Leonardo were recently found on the back of a Da Vinci painting in the Louvre and the art world rejoices. Well, here are several cinematic sketches stitched together - but instead of a Frankenstein Monster of a film we get a glimpse at what might have been. We get some of Welles - and some of Welles goes a long, long way. And to those who complain about the voice-changes from scene to scene....oddly enough, the different voices add to the surrealism of our Knight Errant in Modern Times. And, as I've said, to hear Welles' voice by turns touching, by turns hilarious is a pure joy. Well worth it, despite its flaws.
 BE WARNED September 1, 2008
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I am an Orson Welles fanatic. I love Chimes At Midnight and Othello and Macbeth and Ambersons and Kane and etc etc etc. I bought this not expecting much other than perhaps some beautifully filmed scenes. I was not prepared for it to be so unremittingly awful though. The film is in less than bad shape. The shots are not strong in the slightest and the whole thing is put together terribly. They try to dub it and nothing works. In addition, the actor hired as narrator is doing an absurd imitation of Welles himself. The editing is also semi professional. The whole thing is a shambles. I say avoid it at all costs. Even if you adore Welles and think you need this to complete your knowledge of him and his work, you DON'T. You will be sorely disappointed. It is just awful.
 Based on the world's first novel August 15, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
DON QUIXOTE is the most curious of all Orson Welles films. He began work on this adaptation of the Cervantes novel in the 1950s and continued the project on occasion, and over many years. The film was still unfinished at the time of the director's death and remained so until 1992, when Jesus Franco (his assistant director) shot additional footage and everything was pieced together.
It's been claimed that this version bears little resemblance to the movie Welles had started and worked fitfully on, and that several discarded original scenes are to this day being held in private collections. The movie was filmed and released in Spanish; presented here is an English-dubbed version.
CITIZEN KANE, Orson's first movie (and widely considered his greatest) is the only one that he ever managed to get released without studio tampering or alteration.
Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 viewer poll rating found at a film resource website.
(6.1) Don Quixote (Spain/Italy/USA-1955-'92) - Francisco Reiguera/Akim Tamiroff/Orson Welles/Jose Mediavilla (narrator)/Juan Carlos Ordonez/Fernando Rey (narrator)/Beatrice Welles
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