Il Deserto dei tartari (1976) (original) (raw)

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.

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. (less)

Director: Valerio Zurlini
Writers: Andr� G. Brunelin, Jean-Louis Bertuccelli, Valerio Zurlini
Starring: Giuliano Gemma, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacques Perrin, Laurent Terzieff, Helmut Griem, Fernando Rey
Producers: Michelle de Broca, Mario Gallo, Jacques Perrin, Giorgio Silvagni, Bahman Farmanara

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