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.
00:09:29 What's odd, Captain?
00:15:37 Fine. Come with me, Lieutenant Drogo.
00:20:31 I request the honor of introducing myseIf to you.
00:24:13 CoIoneI FiIimore never mentions them.
00:30:37 - Goodbye. - Bye.
00:35:51 - Is this your first duty out here? - Yes.
00:39:40 WouId you give the aIarm?
00:44:01 - Merru... - Present.
00:47:23 Are you going to open up or not?
00:53:59 Order... arms!
00:59:48 Thank you.
01:05:32 Honored.
01:11:40 CoIoneI, here are the officiaIs.
01:19:07 - We'II camp here. - PIatoon, haIt!
01:26:06 You hoId me responsibIe for his death!
01:30:27 ... at the time the certificate...
01:37:05 It was my wish.
01:41:59 I beg you pardon for being Iate.
01:47:13 ... ignore the said threatened invasion...
01:53:22 Where have you been assigned, Sir?
02:03:33 Have they sent a messengerto town?
02:10:01 I'II be abIe to heIp you tomorrow.
02:13:44 ... But that's how you can be usefuI to Bastiano.
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 line02:13:44
Production Record
DirectorValerio Zurlini
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes2,770