LONDON, England (CNN) -- Is there a filmmaker in the world with worse luck than Terry Gilliam? He was directing Heath Ledger in "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," when the actor died -- and it's not the first time he has lost a leading man. Is there a filmmaker in the world with worse luck than Terry Gilliam? Jean Rochefort didn't die eight years ago, but Gilliam had to abandon "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" after a few days when 70-year-old star Rochefort became seriously ill and a flash flood washed away the entire set. The whole fiasco is captured in the documentary "Lost in La Mancha."
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Ledger died while shooting Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"
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Gilliam enlisted the help of Ledger's friends, including Johnny Depp
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Gilliam on Ledger, Monty Python and why filmmakers need "mule-like stupidity"
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