The Desert of the Tartars (1976)
Original title: Il deserto dei Tartari
The Desert of the Tartars is a 1976 Italian-language history movie directed by Valerio Zurlini, with a running time of 2h 20m. It stars Jacques Perrin, Vittorio Gassman and Giuliano Gemma.
Lieutenant Giovanni Drogo is assigned to the old Bastiani border fortress where he expects an imminent attack by nomadic fearsome Tartars.
Cast
- Jacques Perrin as Sten. Giovanni Drogo
- Vittorio Gassman as Filimore
- Giuliano Gemma as Mattis
- Helmut Griem as Lieutenant Simeon
- Philippe Noiret as General
- Francisco Rabal as M.llo Tronk
- Fernando Rey as Nathanson
- Laurent Terzieff as Ten. Pietro Von Hamerling
- Max von Sydow as Cap. Ortiz
- Jean-Louis Trintignant as Magg. Med. Rovine
- Shaban Golchin Honaz as soldato Lazare
- Giuseppe Pambieri as Ten. Rathenau