The Desert of the Tartars

Based On the book by Dino Buzzati

The Desert of the Tartars (Italian: Il deserto dei Tartari) is a 1976 Italian film by director Valerio Zurlini with an international cast including Jacques Perrin, Vittorio Gassman, Max von Sydow, Francisco Rabal, Philippe Noiret, Fernando Rey, and Jean-Louis Trintignant. The cast also included veteran Iranian film actor Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz. Based on Dino Buzzati's novel The Tartar Steppe and set in about 1900, it tells the story of a young officer in an unnamed army who is sent to an ancient fortress that guards the desert frontier with the Tartars. Filmed in Arg-e Bam, Iran and released on 29 October 1976 in Italy, it was later shown as part of the Cannes Classics section of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

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Release date:

October 29, 1976

Director:

Valerio Zurlini

Cast:

Vittorio Gassman, Jacques Perrin, Helmut Griem, Giuliano Gemma, Philippe Noiret

Genre:

Drama

Country:

France, Italy, Germany

Language:

Italian

Year page:

1976 in adaptations