1
Seasons

9
Episodes

In the Land of Don Quixote (1964)

Name: In the Land of Don Quixote
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1964-01-01

30m

Running Time

1
Seasons

9
Episodes

Plot.

Planning to make a film on Don Quixote, Welles took a long trip to Spain ― from Andalusia to Pamplona, from roman heritage to arab vestiges ― with his wife Paola Mori and daughter Beatrice. He filmed a nine-part travelogue series for RAI. As he did not record any commentary, he only delivered the negatives to RAI, accompanied by a soundtrack of music and noise. (RAI aired the nine episodes, adding a voice narration. In 2005, the original material was restored, and the commentary added in 1962 removed.)

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Cast & Crew.

Beatrice Welles

Herself

Arnoldo Foà

Narrator (voice)

Paola Mori

Herself

Orson Welles

Himself / Creator / Director / Editor / Additional Camera / Producer

Roberto Perpignani

Editor

Gian Paolo Callegari

Writer

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1964

Original Name
Nella terra di Don Chisciotte

Status
Ended

Seasons
1

Episodes
9

Running Time
30m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-04-17

Wiki.

Nella terra di Don Chisciotte (English-language title In the Land of Don Quixote) is an Italian-language documentary travelogue series about Spain, made by Orson Welles. It began filming in 1961, but did not air until 1964. The series follows Welles' travels around Spain, and was narrated by Arnoldo Foà. The series was made for Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI-TV). Co-starring with Welles were his Italian wife Paola Mori, and their young daughter Beatrice Welles.