![]() ![]() But over the next 80 years, the studio struggled to bring the book to the screen, battling labor disputes, internal restructuring, and financial difficulties stemming from World War II.ĭisney hasn’t been the only party to wrestle with adapting Don Quixote to the screen. ![]() The story of an old man who becomes convinced he is a knight-errant after reading too many chivalric romances, Don Quixote was considered by Disney for adaptation as early as 1939. Among the millions of pieces of art covering the company’s current blockbusters, and among the precisely maintained historical archives of Disney’s classic productions, you’ll find the little-known tale of Don Quixote, thanks to Disney’s various adaptations of Miguel de Cervantes’ epic 17th-century novel. At the Disney Animation Research Library (ARL) in Los Angeles, you’ll find boxes upon boxes of concept art and storyboards detailing adventures we never saw, and projects that were never finished. ![]()
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