Il deserto dei tartari = Tge desert of the tartars / una coproduzione italo-franco-tedesca, Cinema Due (Roma), Reggane Films (Parigi) ... Corona Filmproduktion (Monaco) ; Michelle de Broca [and others] presentano ; soggetto cinematográfico, André G. Brunelin, Jean Louis Bertuccelli ; dialoghi italiani di Valerio Zurlini ; sceneggiatura di André G. Brunelin ; ; regia di Valerio Zurlini.
Edition:
2-disc special edizione.
Publisher:
No Shame Films,
Copyright Date:
2005
Description:
1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 audio disc (48 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet.
Vittorio Gassman, Giuliano Gemma, Helmut Griem, Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey, Laurent Terzieff, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Max von Sydow. Based on the novel by Dino Buzzati. Originally released as a motion picture in 1976. "Istituto Luce presents."--Container. Special features include: CD with original motion picture soundtrack by Ennio Morricone ; introduction by Luciano Tovoli ; 'Ghosts of the desert' : interview with Luciano Tovoli (35 min.); 'The most important role of my life' : vintage interview with Giuliano Gemma (5 min.); 'Memories from the fortress' : interview with Giuliano Gemma (6 min.); original Itailan theatrical trailer ; poster and still gallery ; booklet including liner notes and talent bios.
Summary:
"For his first commission, infantry lieutenant Drogo is stationed at a remote desert garrison on the mist-shrouded border of the North Kingdom. Filling their days with endless drilling, the soldiers of Fortezza Bastiani spend the long nights wondering about an enemy no one has ever seen. As the days stretch into months, the strain of waiting for attack takes its toll on Drogo's comrades: sadistic major Mattis, sardonic Lieutenant Simeon, cynical medic Rovine, and humiliated Captain Hortiz, who lives with the shame of having once sounded the alarm against an attack that vanished before anyone else could see." --Container.
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