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Director:
Writers:
Dino Buzzati (novel) and
André G. Brunelin (story) ...
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Release Date:
29 October 1976 (Italy) more
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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... more | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins more
User Comments:
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Vittorio Gassman ... Filimore
Giuliano Gemma ... Mattis
Helmut Griem ... Lieutenant Simeon
Philippe Noiret ... General
Jacques Perrin ... Drogo
Francisco Rabal ... Tronk
Fernando Rey ... Nathanson
Laurent Terzieff ... Amerling
Jean-Louis Trintignant ... Le médecin-major Rovin

Max von Sydow ... Hortiz
Shaban Golchin Honaz ... Soldat Lazare
Giuseppe Pambieri ... Lieutenant Rathenau
Bryan Rostron
Kamran Nozad ... Capitaine Sern
Manfred Freyberger ... Caporal Montagne
Chantal Perrin ... Maria
Yves Morgan-Jones (as Yves Morgan)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giovanni Attanasio
Loris Bazzocchi
Enzo Bottesini
Lilla Brignone
Giorgio Cerioni ... Gothard
Jean-Pierre Clarain
Sandro Dori
Maurizio Marzan
Dino Mele
Piero Morgia
Alain Naya (as Alain Corot)
Mario Novelli
Rolf Wanka ... Prosdocimo
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Directed by
Valerio Zurlini 
 
Writing credits
Dino Buzzati  novel and
André G. Brunelin  story (as Andre G. Brunelin) &
Jean-Louis Bertucelli  story

Valerio Zurlini (dialogue)

André G. Brunelin (screenplay) (as Andre G. Brunelin)

Produced by
Michelle de Broca .... producer
Bahman Farmanara .... producer
Mario Gallo .... producer
Enzo Giulioli .... producer
Jacques Perrin .... producer
Giorgio Silvagni .... producer
 
Original Music by
Ennio Morricone 
 
Cinematography by
Luciano Tovoli 
 
Film Editing by
Franco Arcalli  (as Kim Arcalli)
Raimondo Crociani 
 
Production Design by
Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni  (as Giancarlo Salimbeni)
 
Set Decoration by
Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni 
 
Costume Design by
Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni  (as Giancarlo Salimbeni)
Sissi Parravicini 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christian de Chalonge .... second unit director
 
Sound Department
Luciano Anzellotti .... foley artist
Bernard Bats .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Georges Pierre .... still photographer
 
Other crew
Peter Fernandez .... voice director: English version
Massimo Foschi .... voice dubbing: Max von Sydow (uncredited)
Giancarlo Giannini .... voice dubbing: Jacques Perrin (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Die Tartarenwüste (West Germany)
Le désert des Tartares (France)
Le desert des Tartars
The Desert of the Tartars
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Runtime:
140 min | France:138 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Drogo: I was sent here by mistake.
Le médecin-major Rovin: Here or elsewhere, we're all somewhere by mistake.
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8 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Great movie, falls short of the book., 4 June 2006
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Author: (FrSecco@aol.com) from Scottsdale, Arizona

Excellent, haunting movie, with great actors, but it falls short of the book. This I suspect often happens when reading a book before seeing the film. The book, the Desert of the Tartars by Dino Buzzati is an allegory for a man life and destiny. A man's hope to greatness, to glory, to accomplish great deeds. But as time passes, greatness is never attained, glory never achieved. Most of us us settle down in our routine. Drogo full of youth and enthusiasm set up for Fort Bastiano, the fortress protecting the border of his country. With the passing of time the precise, monotonous routine in the fortress becomes his life. He returns to the city and to his fiancé, but the city life does not please him. This part of the book is never shown in the movie. He returns to the fortress with hope of greatness if the Tartars ever attack and the star of glory to defend his country will shine upon him. Time inexorably goes by. Rumors of sights of Tartars prowling in the desert below are just rumors. Drogo is, we are getting older. His health starts to fail. But there is still hope in his hearth that the enemy may come. Then suddenly the enemy comes. The Tartars are invading, the desert under Fort Bastiano is full of them, the war has started, and while Drogo is carried away a young inexperienced officer coming from the city will have the honor and the glory of defending his country. Drogo's carriage is taking him to the city below where the greatest of all Enemies is awaiting for him.

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