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Great Performances•Season 16•Episode 3

Monsignor Quixote

Feb 13, 1987

In this modern adaptation of the Don Quixote theme based on a novel by Graham Greene, Quixote is an old Spanish village priest who travels through Spain with his friend, Sancho, the village's mayor and his car called Rocinante. On their way he has to

Directed byRodney Bennett

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Bray Poor

Bray Poor

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Rodney Bennett

Rodney Bennett

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Episode Summary

"Monsignor Quixote" is episode 3 of Great Performances season 16. Directed by Rodney Bennett, it aired on February 13, 1987.

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