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3 unusual facts about Lost in La Mancha


Lost in La Mancha

On the first day of shooting, the crew discovered that their outdoor filming location in the area known as Bardenas Reales was plagued by nearly constant noise from a nearby NATO aircraft target practice area.

Finding the source material by Miguel de Cervantes too vast, Gilliam and his co-writer decided to create their own version of the Quixote story, including a major change inspired by A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.

Stefan Avalos

His other work includes animation for Lost in La Mancha, the documentary about the spectactular demise of a Terry Gilliam movie, directed by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe.



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