The Desert of the Tartars
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The Desert of the Tartars Directed by Valerio Zurlini Produced by Michelle de Broca
Bahman Farmanara
Enzo GiulioliWritten by Jean-Louis Bertuccelli Screenplay by André G. Brunelin Based on The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati Starring Vittorio Gassman
Jacques Perrin
Helmut GriemMusic by Ennio Morricone Cinematography Luciano Tovoli Editing by Raimondo Crociani Studio Cinecittà Studios Distributed by Filmverlag der Autoren
Quartet Films
NoShame FilmsRelease date(s) 29 October 1976 (Italy) Running time 140 minutes Country Italy
France
GermanyLanguage Italian The Desert of the Tartars (Italian: Il deserto dei Tartari) is a 1976 award-winning film by Italian director Valerio Zurlini with an international cast, including Jacques Perrin, Vittorio Gassman, Max von Sydow, Francisco Rabal, Helmut Griem, Giuliano Gemma, Philippe Noiret, Fernando Rey, and Jean-Louis Trintignant. The cast also included Iranian film veteran actor Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz.
It is based on the Dino Buzzati's novel The Tartar Steppe. The film omits certain parts of the novel, especially those relating to the lives of Drogo's friends in his home town.
It was filmed in Arg-e Bam, Iran, and was released on 29 October 1976 in (Italy)
The film's visual style was influenced by the work of Italian painter Giorgio De Chirico.[1]
Contents
Synopsis
The film tells the story of a young officer, Giovanni Drogo (Jacques Perrin), and the time that he spent guarding the Bastiani Fortress, an old, unmaintained border fortress.
Cast
- Vittorio Gassman ... Filimore
- Giuliano Gemma ... Mattis
- Helmut Griem ... Lieutenant Simeon
- Jacques Perrin ... Drogo
- Fernando Rey ... Nathanson
- Francisco Rabal ... Tronk
- Max von Sydow ... Hortiz
Awards
Won
- David di Donatello Awards 1977:
- David Award - Best Director: Valerio Zurlini
- Dacid Award - Best Film
- Special David Award - Best Actor: Giuliano Gemma
- Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 1977:
- Silver Ribbon Award - Best Director: Valerio Zurlini
Nominated
- Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 1977:
- Silver Ribbon Award - Best Supporting Actor: Giuliano Gemma
References
- ^ Rolando Caputo. Literary cineastes: the Italian novel and the cinema. In: Peter E. Bondanella & Andrea Ciccarelli (eds.). The Cambridge Companion to the Italian Novel. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. P. 182-196.
External links
- Il Deserto dei Tartari at the Internet Movie Database
- Notes on Cinematograph
- Federica Capoferri (1998). I Tartari alle spalle. Dal romanzo di Dino Buzzati al film di Valerio Zurlini. Italica 75 (2), 226-241.
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