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1976 | DIRECTED BY VALERIO ZURLINI

The Desert of the Tartars

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Movie Stats
Year
1976
Runtime
 140 minutes (2 hrs 20 mins)
Certificates

PG

12

T

Atp
Select Cast
Jacques Perrin
Vittorio Gassman
Giuliano Gemma
Helmut Griem
Philippe Noiret
Francisco Rabal
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First viewed:
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Last viewed:
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Release Dates
Italy release date
 Italy
29th October 1976
48 years 11 months 11 days ago
France release date
 France
12th January 1977
48 years 8 months 28 days ago
West Germany release date
 West Germany
29th April 1977
48 years 5 months 10 days ago
Poland release date
 Poland
22nd October 1978
46 years 11 months 18 days ago
Colombia release date
 Colombia
9th August 1979
46 years 2 months  ago
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Directed by
valerio zurlini Valerio Zurlini
Starring
Jacques PerrinLieutenant Giovanni Drogo
Vittorio GassmanColonel Giovanbattista Filimore
Giuliano GemmaMajor Matis
Helmut GriemLieutenant Simeon
Philippe NoiretGeneral
Francisco RabalMarshal Tronk
Fernando ReyColonel Nathanson
Laurent TerzieffLieutenent Pietro Von Hamerling
Jean-Louis TrintignantMajor Dr. Rovine
Max von SydowCaptain Ortiz
Shaban Golchin HonazPrivate Lazare
Giuseppe PambieriLieutenant Rathenau
Bryan RostronVon Armin
Kamran NozadVon Sern
Manfred FreybergerCaporal Montagne
Chantal Bouillaut PerrinMaria
Yves Morgan-Jones(as Yves Morgan)
Giovanni AttanasioSwartz
Loris Bazzocchi
Enzo Bottesini
Lilla Brignone
Giorgio CerioniGothard
Jean-Pierre ClarainMaud
Sandro Dori
Maurizio MarzanMorel
Dino Mele
Piero Morgia
Alain NayaSarteris
Mario Novelli
Rolf WankaProsdocimo
Angelo Boscariol
uncredited
Soldier
ADVERTISMENT
1976-10-29
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Genres
Drama
Drama
History
History
War
War
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