Don Quixote (1973 film)
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Director Rudolph Nureyev
Robert Helpmann Release date 19 July 1973 (1973-07-19) Based on the ballet by Marius Petipa Writer Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra (novel), Rudolf Nureyev, Marius Petipa (ballet) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Don Quixote is a 1973 Australian ballet film starring Rudolph Nureyev and Robert Helpmann.
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Production
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.
Release
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.
References
Don Quixote (1973 film) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
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