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TV Film

Don Quixote

Based On the book by Miguel de Cervantes

Don Quixote is a 2000 television film produced by Hallmark Entertainment and aired on TNT on April 9, 2000. It was directed by Peter Yates, and the teleplay, by John Mortimer, was adapted from Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote. The film was shown in three parts in Europe but in one installment in the U.S. The film was produced by Dyson Lovell, with Robert Halmi Sr. and John Lithgow as executive producers and cinematography by David Connell.

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Release date:
2000
Director:
Peter Yates
Cast:
John Lithgow, Bob Hoskins, Isabella Rossellini
Country:
United States
Language:
English
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Book vs Film

Cover of Don Quixote
The Book · 1605

Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes

★ 3.9 / 5 57 ratings · Open Library
Poster for Don Quixote
The TV Film · 2000

Don Quixote

Peter Yates

★ 6.1 / 10 1,856 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 395 years after publication.

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