Production finally finished on June 4, 2017. A few days later, Gilliam jokingly posted on Facebook that he had accidentally deleted the film.
When production started in August 2000, it was marked by misfortune. Jean Rochefort, originally cast as Don Quixote, had to drop out due to a double herniated disc. He'd spent seven months learning English for the role. A flash flood on the second day of filming washed away equipment and changed the color of the barren cliffs, making the previous footage unusable. Production halted within a week. It took Gilliam 16 years to get the film off the ground again.
The film is dedicated to the memory of Sir John Hurt and Jean Rochefort. Terry Gilliam had chosen both to play Don Quixote in past incarnations of this project, and both died before the film was completed.
Received a 15 minutes standing ovation when it premiered at Cannes Film Festival.
After eight attempts since 1989, production finally wrapped in June 2017.
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