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Inflamed by his readings of chivalric novels, Don Quixote, a knight with a sad face, accompanied by Sancho Panza, a peasant steeped in common sense, decides to set off across the world in search of improbable adventures.

Feodor Chaliapin Sr.
Don Quichotte

Dorville
Sancho Panza

René Donnio
Carrasco

Renée Valliers
Dulcinée

Mady Berry
Sancho Panza's Wife

Mireille Balin
The Niece

Arlette Marchal
The Duchess
Jean de Limur
The Duke

Vladimir Sokoloff
Gypsy King

Charles Martinelli
The Chief of Police
Don Quixote is a adventure, drama film released in 1933 exploring themes of windmill, idealism, idealist, don quixote, books, fighting the system. Directed by G.W. Pabst, it stars Feodor Chaliapin Sr., Dorville, René Donnio. Inflamed by his readings of chivalric novels, Don Quixote, a knight with a sad face, accompanied by Sancho Panza, a peasant steeped in common sense, decides to set off across the world in search of improbable adventures.
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