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7.6/10   518 votes
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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:
A film that marked me forever more (20 total)

Cast

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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
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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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A film that marked me forever, 1 December 1999
10/10
Author: liancu (liancu@innocent.com) from Paris, France

A film that marked me forever, If you've never seen this movie, than you have to see it, it deserves a 10/10 (A )note. I'm looking forward to see this film once again in my life and it will be the spleen. In my life there were 2 film that marked me this one and The Woman Of The Dunes.

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