The Desert of the Tartars

The Desert of the Tartars 1976

Radiance Films · Blu-ray · 140 min · Rated PG
Out Tuesday, February 23, 2027 · in 108 days
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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.

DirectorValerio Zurlini
WriterDino Buzzati, André G. Brunelin
StarringJacques Perrin, Vittorio Gassman, Giuliano Gemma
DramaHistoryWar

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