The Desert of the Tartars
1976 · 140 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 2,770 VOTES · DIR. Valerio Zurlini
Overview
Lieutenant Giovanni Drogo is assigned to the old Bastiani border fortress where he expects an imminent attack by nomadic fearsome Tartars.
Dialogue Timeline - 1,061 lines
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00:00:17 It's six o'clock in the morning.
00:09:31 There aren't many volunteers for Bastiano these days...
00:15:47 I'm sorry, Sir.
00:20:43 Good evening, your ExceIIency.
00:24:33 He saw them...
00:31:31 When yourturn comes, I promise to get you a negative report.
00:36:21 You see Lieutenant AmerIing's unit?
00:40:29 Yes, Sir.
00:44:15 That horse shouId have been captured.
00:48:11 Lazare!
00:55:35 Those men refused to present arms before their officers and the fIag!
01:02:08 And then an angeI came, it descended from up above...
01:06:11 I envy you: the finest parades, the finest officers...
01:13:26 Lieutenant MaIevic, ExceIIency.
01:19:57 We'II stop and fire. So you can reach us.
01:28:21 A mountain peak is a mountain peak. What's his name?
01:31:46 Goodbye, Lieutenant.
01:38:58 I discovered them 3 weeks ago... I didn't wanted to teII you, yet!
01:44:17 But Sir... This time...
01:49:11 You just won't see as far.
01:59:28 Come on, take it.
02:06:22 I Iooked aII over for you, Drogo.
02:11:58 He toId me so. That's aII.
02:17:20 Drogo!
Cast & Characters
Jacques Perrin
Il sottotenente Giovanni Drogo
Vittorio Gassman
Il colonnello Conte Giovanbattista Filimore
Giuliano Gemma
Il maggiore Matis
Helmut Griem
Il tenente Simeon
Philippe Noiret
Il generale
Francisco Rabal
Il maresciallo Tronk
Fernando Rey
Il collonnelo Nathanson
Laurent Terzieff
Il tenente Pietro Von Hamerling
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Il maggiore medico Rovine
Max von Sydow
Il captaino Ortiz
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,061
Dialogue density7.6 lines / min
First line00:00:17
Final line02:17:20
Production Record
DirectorValerio Zurlini
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes2,770