TERRY GILLIAM, American director
Always good for an idiosyncratic film is director TERRY GILLIAM, who celebrates his 60th birthday on 22 November 2000. As a member of the British comedy troupe Monty Python ('The Life of Brian') he already made a name for himself in the 1960s and 1970s. Later productions such as 'Time Bandits', 'King of the Fishers' and '12 Monkeys' ran successfully in cinemas. In autumn 2000 Gilliam started shooting 'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote' in England and Spain. He was able to engage well-known actors such as Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis for this film, which is set in parallel in the 17th century and in the present day. Terry Gilliam, a native of Minneapolis/USA, lives with his family near London. [automated translation]
