I tartari (1961)

Burundai, comandante dei Tartari, prende il posto del fratello Togrul, ucciso durante la battaglia contro gli Slavi, a causa del rifiuto del comandante vichingo Oleg di unirsi a loro. Dopo ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Thorpe

Writers:

Domenico Salvati (story), Sabatino Ciuffini (story),

Stars:

Victor Mature, Orson Welles, Liana Orfei

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Victor Mature	...	Oleg
Orson Welles	...	Burundai
Liana Orfei	...	Helga
Arnoldo Foà	...	Ciu Lang
Luciano Marin	...	Eric
Bella Cortez	...	Samia
Furio Meniconi	...	Sigrun
Pietro Ceccarelli
Renato Terra
Folco Lulli	...	Togrul

Storyline

Burundai, comandante dei Tartari, prende il posto del fratello Togrul, ucciso durante la battaglia contro gli Slavi, a causa del rifiuto del comandante vichingo Oleg di unirsi a loro. Dopo l'assassinio della piccola figlia di Togrul per mano dei Vichinghi e della moglie di Oleg per mano dei Tartari, i due capi si affrontano in battaglia.

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Plot Keywords:

viking | murder | hostage | axe | barbarian | 

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Taglines:

The Tartars Vs. The Vikings!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy Yugoslavia

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 June 1962 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Tartars

Filming Locations:

Titanus, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dubrava Film, Lux Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Orson Welles' conversations with Peter Bogdanovich, as recounted in the book "This is Orson Welles", Victor Mature had his sandals built up by three inches to make him look taller.

User Reviews

Some ups, some downs

This is no boring picture but it is far away from well entertainment too. The story is too simple. Most of the actors are not very convincing (especially too old and too dark "Viking" Victor Mature and an uninspired Luciano Marin). There remains an interesting Orson Welles as "Tartarian" Burundai and the experienced directing by Richard Thorpe (director of legendary historical epics like "Ivanhoe"). Good work is also done by the Italian cast members who composed the music, took the location shots and designed the costumes. To sum it up an average movie.