Don Quixote Ballet (Robert Helpmann Rudolf Nureyev)

This 1973 adaptation of the oft-filmed Miguel de Cervantes novel about an aging Spanish gentlemen attempting to relive the age of chivalry is actually a filmed record of the ballet version, created in 1869 by choreographer Marius Petipa and composer Ludwig Minkus. The ballet concentrates on a barber named Basilio, who wins the hand of his lady love with the help of knight-errant Don Quixote. The film was co-directed by Rudolf Nureyev and Robert Helpmann, who dance the leading roles of Basilio and Quixote. Others in the company are Ray Powell as Sancho Panza and Lucette Aldous as Kitty. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast: Alan Alder(Gypsy Dancer), Carolyn Rappel(Kitri's Friend), Colin Peasley(Gamache), Francis Croese(Lorenzo), Gailene Stock(Friend Of Kitri), Gary Norman(Fandango Couple), Janet Vernon(Fandango Couple), John Meehan(Matador), Joseph Janusaitis(Matador), Julie Da Costa(Gypsy Girl), Kelvin Coe(Espada), Leigh Rowles(Gypsy Girls), Lucette Aldous(Kitri/Dulcinea), Marilyn Rowe(Queen of the Dryads), Marilyn Rowe(Street Dancer), Marilyn Rowe(Street Dancer/ Queen Of The Dryads), Patricia Cox(Cupid), Paul Saliba(Gypsy Dancer), Ray Powell(Sancho Panza), Robert Helpmann(Don Quixote), Rodney Smith(Matador), Ronald Bekker(Gypsy King), Ronald Bekker(Matador), Rudolf Nureyev(Basilio), Susan Dains(Gypsy Queen)

Region / Zone: 4

Running Time: 127 minutes

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