Corto Maltese: La Maison Dorée de Samarkand

– Hugo Pratt's famous comics adventurer, Corto Maltese while sojourning in Adana, Turkey, discovers a ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 19 Minutes
Release Year:
2002
Corto Maltese: La maison dorée de Samarkand (2002)

Hugo Pratt's famous comics adventurer, Corto Maltese while sojourning in Adana, Turkey, discovers a map to the treasure of Cyrus, an ancient king of Persia. To assist him in his quest, he enlists his old friend/nemesis the unbelievable Raspoutine whom he first has to help escape from the prison of Samarkand (aka "La maison dorée de Samarkand", the golden house of Samarkand). On the long and tortured way to the riches, he encounters all kind of interesting characters, soldiers of fortune, lost British actors, and even his doppelgänger.

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Language:

French

Director:

Richard Danto, Liam Saury

Writer:

Henry Colomer (screenplay), Hugo Pratt (comic)

Main Actors:

Richard Berry, Patrick Bouchitey, Catherine Jacob

Plot:

In 1921, laconic adventurer Corto Maltese is in Turkey where several armed factions fight for control. He finds a map to a lost Persian treasure there. He'll need his friend Rasputin who's in Samarkand prison run by Corto's double.

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Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10