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The Desert of the Tartars
The Desert of the Tartars

The Desert of the Tartars

Genres

HistoryDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

140 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

29 October 1976

Country

France

Cast

Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin

Sten. Giovanni Drogo

Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio Gassman

Filimore

Giuliano Gemma

Giuliano Gemma

Mattis

Helmut Griem

Helmut Griem

Lieutenant Simeon

Philippe Noiret

Philippe Noiret

General

Francisco Rabal

Francisco Rabal

M.llo Tronk

Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey

Nathanson

Laurent Terzieff

Laurent Terzieff

Ten. Pietro Von Hamerling

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Cap. Ortiz

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Magg. Med. Rovine

Shaban Golchin Honaz

Shaban Golchin Honaz

soldato Lazare

Giuseppe Pambieri

Giuseppe Pambieri

Ten. Rathenau

Bryan Rostron

Bryan Rostron

Kamran Nozad

Kamran Nozad

Manfred Freyberger

Manfred Freyberger

caporale

Chantal Perrin

Chantal Perrin

Yves Morgan-Jones

Yves Morgan-Jones

Giovanni Attanasio

Giovanni Attanasio

Swartz

Loris Bazzocchi

Loris Bazzocchi

Enzo Bottesini

Enzo Bottesini

Lilla Brignone

Lilla Brignone

madre di Drogo

Giorgio Cerioni

Giorgio Cerioni

Jean-Pierre Clairin

Jean-Pierre Clairin

Maude

Sandro Dori

Sandro Dori

Dino Mele

Dino Mele

Piero Morgia

Piero Morgia

Alain Naya

Alain Naya

Mario Novelli

Mario Novelli

Rolf Wanka

Rolf Wanka

Angelo Boscariol

Angelo Boscariol

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