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The Desert of the Tartars
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Title: The Desert of the Tartars

Release Date: 29 Oct 1976

Runtime: 2h 20m

Genre: History, Drama

Director: Fildebroc, Cinema Due, Les Films de l'Astrophore, Reggane Films, FIDCI, Corona Filmproduktion, FR3

Production Companies: Fildebroc, Cinema Due, Les Films de l'Astrophore, Reggane Films, FIDCI, Corona Filmproduktion, FR3

Overview: Lieutenant Giovanni Drogo is assigned to the old Bastiani border fortress where he expects an imminent attack by nomadic fearsome Tartars.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.8 (85 votes)

Cast

  • Sten. Giovanni Drogo: Jacques Perrin
  • Filimore: Vittorio Gassman
  • Mattis: Giuliano Gemma
  • Lieutenant Simeon: Helmut Griem
  • General: Philippe Noiret
  • M.llo Tronk: Francisco Rabal
  • Nathanson: Fernando Rey
  • Ten. Pietro Von Hamerling: Laurent Terzieff
  • Cap. Ortiz: Max von Sydow
  • Magg. Med. Rovine: Jean-Louis Trintignant
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