Lost in La Mancha
“They’ve got a story, but have lost the plot.”
2002•R•1h 33m•7.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Keith Fulton
Writer
Louis Pepe, Keith Fulton
Languages
French, English, Spanish
Studio
Quixote Films
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
Production
Company
Quixote Films
Company
Low Key Productions
Company
Eastcroft Productions
Producer
Andrew J. Curtis
Producer
Lucy Darwin
Producer
Rosa Bosch
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