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Corto Maltese: The Secret Court of the Arcane
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Title: Corto Maltese: The Secret Court of the Arcane

Release Date: 25 Sep 2002

Runtime: 1h 32m

Genre: Drama, Animation, History, Adventure

Director: Canal+, Ellipsanime Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Home Made Movies, Pomalux, Tele Plus, RAI

Production Companies: Canal+, Ellipsanime Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Home Made Movies, Pomalux, Tele Plus, RAI

Overview: At the end of 1918 while civil war is raging on in Russia, antagonism is slowly spreading to the East, between the Oral mountains and Shanghai. Stuck between a desire to save what's left of the great Imperial Russia, and starting from a clean slate, old generals, secret organizations, and mercenaries attracted by gold, struggle to take advantage of the events. As Corto Maltese returns to Shanghai, he barely gets time to cross paths with his old friend/nemesis Rasputin, and escape a murder attempt before being contacted by members of a Chinese secret organization called "The Red Lanterns". In the heart of violent Manchurian horizons, Corto and Rasputin launch themselves into a fabulous treasure hunt, following the tracks of the mysterious armor-plated train of Kolchak. A steel monster spiked with canons and machine guns, this trains protects the counter-revolutionaries gold...

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Average Vote: 6.4 (45 votes)

Cast

  • Corto Maltese (voice): Richard Berry
  • Raspoutine (voice): Patrick Bouchitey
  • Changaï Li (voice): Barbara Schulz
  • La Duchesse Marina Seminova (voice): Marie Trintignant
  • Corto Maltese (voice: Italian version): Luca Ward
  • (voice): Frédéric van den Driessche
  • Semenov (voice): Marc Chapiteau
  • Nino (voice): Maxime Leroux
  • Tchang (voice): Hervé Bellon
  • Barrow (voice): Emmanuel Curtil
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