Il Deserto dei Tartari

original title:
Il Deserto dei Tartari
other titles:
(Die Tatarenwüste), The Desert of the Tartars, Le Désert des Tartares
country / year of production:
Italy , France / 1976
original length:
140 min , color
premiere:
29 October 1976
genre:
adventure
based on:
Dino Buzzati. Il Deserto dei Tartari. Milano: Mondadori, 1940.

Dino Buzzati. Die Tatarenwüste. Roman. Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta, 1995.
director:
Valerio Zurlini
film script:
André G. Brunelin , Jean-Louis Bertucelli
producer:
Bahman Farmanara , Enzo Giulioli , Jacques Perrin
cinematographer:
Luciano Tovoli
editor:
composer:
Ennio Morricone
cast (role):
Vittorio Gassman (Filimore ) , Giuliano Gemma (Mattis ) , Helmut Griem (Simeon ) , Philippe Noiret (General ) , Jacques Perrin (Drogo ) , Giuliano Gemma , Helmut Griem , Vittorio Gassman , Jacques Perrin , Philippe Noiret
more:
plot synopsis:
keywords:
desert , reconnaissance unit , order and obedience , fortress
war:
fictious war
literature:
remarks:
Was filmed in Iran.
availability:
DVD, CD