Lost in La Mancha (2002)

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They’ve got a story, but have lost the plot.

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.

• Released: 2002-02-11
• Genres: Documentary
• Runtime: 1h 33m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 246 votes

Directed by Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe.

Top cast

• Jeff Bridges as Narrator (voice)
• Johnny Depp as Self
• Vanessa Paradis as Self
• Jean Rochefort as Self
• Terry Gilliam as Self - Writer & Director
• Tony Grisoni as Self - Co-Writer
• Philip A. Patterson as Self - First Assistant Director
• Nicola Pecorini as Self - Director of Photography
• Andrea Calderwood as Self - Former Head of Production
• Bernard Bouix as Self - Executive Producer

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Lost in La Mancha

• United States: stream on Philo; watch free on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
• United Kingdom: stream on ARROW; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on DocPlay, DocPlay Amazon Channel

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