The Desert of the Tartars (1976) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Il deserto dei tartari
Year
1976
Running time
140 min.
Country
Italy
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Co-production Italy-France;
Genre
Synopsis
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
1976: 3 David di Donatello Awards, incl. Best Film (ex aequo) and Director (ex aequo)
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