Don Quixote (1957) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1957 · 102 mins · Russian

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Directed by

Grigori Kozintsev

Starring

Viktor Kolpakov, Bruno Frejndlikh, Georgiy Vitsin, Vladimir Maksimov, Nikolai Cherkasov, Tamilla Aghamirova

Obsessed with chivalric tales, Señor Quexana believes he is Don Quixote de la Mancha. He rides out on his horse with squire Sancho Panza on a mule, seeking heroic deeds. They rescue Lady Altisidora, who invites them to the Duke’s court for amusement. Quixote later frees prisoners who turn on him and attacks a windmill he imagines as a wizard.