The Tartars
1961 · 83 MIN · IMDB 4.6 · 524 VOTES · DIR. Richard Thorpe
Overview
The Tartars and the Vikings maintain a fragile peace in the harsh landscape of the Russian Steppe. When the leader of the Vikings, Oleg, declines to accompany the Tartars on a campaign against the Slavs, there is an explosion of violence. After Oleg kills the Tartar leader and kidnaps his daughter, the dead man's brother, Burandai, retaliates by holding Oleg's wife, Helga, hostage. The stalemate can be resolved only on the battlefield.
Dialogue Timeline — 440 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:30 More than a thousand years ago on the vast plains of Siberia...
00:04:06 - Is everything ready? - Yes, Togrul.
00:06:27 It is a great offer that we are making you. Our victory cannot fail!
00:08:04 - Take the girl! - Come on! - No! No!
00:10:53 Tucran!
00:14:57 - Oleg? - Yes, and Samia is a prisoner.
00:17:45 Erik is certainly not the strongest...
00:20:18 I am so very sad.
00:23:17 - It's good to be on guard, eh! - Yes, Oleg.
00:26:42 Erik! You try it now! Let's see if you know how to do it!
00:31:13 You!
00:33:48 I am Helga.
00:35:54 - Beware, Oleg! You know how treacherous he is. - Be quiet, Sigrun!
00:38:46 Honour to our Khan!
00:45:48 My love... This is the last night that we will spend together.
00:47:05 - Too good to be true. - It can be true...
00:49:43 Stay here and wait for me. Be prepared for any eventuality.
00:52:17 Come forward!
00:56:28 It will not change the course of my destiny.
00:59:51 You must not be cruel. Even if it seems wrong, I love her.
01:01:55 - You almost seem to want it. - I don't want it.
01:03:23 Is that not true, perhaps, Chu Ling?
01:07:34 Samia, as hostage, has no more value... And the war is bearing down...
01:18:06 Row!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed440
Dialogue density5.3 lines / min
First line00:02:30
Final line01:18:06
Production Record
DirectorRichard Thorpe
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes524