Story of movie Don Quixote 1973 Film :
Don Quixote is a 1973 Australian ballet film starring Rudolph Nureyev and Robert Helpmann.
| Don Quixote | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rudolph Nureyev Robert Helpmann |
| Produced by | John Hargreaves |
| Written by | Rudolph Nureyev |
| Based on | the ballet Don Quixote by Marius Petipa |
| Starring | Robert Helpman Rudolph Nureyev |
| Music by | Ludwig Minkus |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth |
| Edited by | Anthony Buckley |
Production company | International Arts Australian International Finance Corporation The Australian Ballet Foundation |
| Distributed by | Walter Reade Organisation |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $750,000 |
Screenplay
- Robert Helpmann as Don Quixote
- Ray Powell as Sancho Panza
- Rudolph Nureyev as Basilio
- Francis Croese as Lorenzo
- Lucette Aldous as Kitri/Dulcinea
- Colin Peasley as Gamache
- Marilyn Rowe as street dancer/queen of the Dryads
- Kelvin Coe as Espada
- Gailene Stock
- Carolyn Rappel
- Ronald Bekker
- John Meehan
- Rex McNeill
- Rodney Smith
- Joseph Janusaitis
- Frederic Werner
- Alan Alder
- Paul Saliba
- Ronald Bekker as gypsy king
- Susan Dains as gypsy queen
- Julie da Costa as gypsy girls
- Leigh Rowley as gypsy girls
- Patricia Cox as Cupid
- Janet Vernon
- Gary Norman
The ballet had been added to the repertoire of the Australian Ballet in 1970 and was one of Nureyev's most popular parts. Finance to film it was raised mostly in the USA with most of the crew coming from Australia but a British cinematographer was used. It was shot over four weeks starting 13 November 1972 in a converted airport hangar in Essendon. They used a soundtrack which had been pre-recorded a month earlier.
The film was screened around the world and was well received. However it dropped out of circulation for 25 years and has only recently been revived.
