The Desert of The Tartars

– Lieutenant Giovanni Drogo is assigned to the old Bastiani border fortress where he expects an immine..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 20 Minutes
Release Year:
1976
Original Name:
Il deserto dei Tartari
The Desert of the Tartars (1976) - Also known as Il deserto dei Tartari

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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The Desert of the Tartars (1976) - Trailer

Release Date:

29 Oct 1976

Language:

Italian

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Valerio Zurlini

Writer:

Dino Buzzati (novel), André G. Brunelin (story), Jean-Louis Bertuccelli (story), Valerio Zurlini (dialogue), André G. Brunelin (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Jacques Perrin, Vittorio Gassman, Giuliano Gemma, Helmut Griem

Plot:

As his first assignment, lieutenant Drogo is sent to an isolated fortress on the borders of a desert and of a range of high mountains. The mission of the garrison is to prevent a possible incursion by the fearsome Tartars, coming from beyond the desert. Some fellow officers are eagerly awaiting an attack; some no longer want to believe in it; others take advantage of the vague threat to further their career. All of them are sacrificing everything -- health, youth, friends, family -- for a distant military ideal: leading the defence against the onslaught of the enemy. But in the vast emptiness surrounding the fortress, nobody has ever sighted the Tartars...

Awards:

6 wins & 1 nomination.

Production:

France 3 Cinéma

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10