Tartan and Viking forces clash in what is modern-day Russia.
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Title: The Tartars (1961)
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| 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 | |
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Pietro Ceccarelli | ||
| Renato Terra | |||
| Folco Lulli | ... | Togrul | |
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Orson Welles is tartar leader Burundai, who takes the place of his brother Togrul, killed during the battle against the Slavs, as Viking chieftain Oleg refuses to join him. After the kidnapping of Togrul's daughter by the Vikings, and Oleg's wife, by the Tartars, the two leaders have a fight... Written by Adalberto Fornario
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According to Orson Welles's 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. See more »Goofs
It is very unlikely that Tartars and other inhabit people of former Russia called "Vikings" to Norsemen. Indigenous people called Northmen "Rus". See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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20 June 1962 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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This was one of those awful exotic spectaculars of the 1950's and early 1960's that tried to place a grade b western into an exotic place. In this case, Orson Welles and Victor Mature quarrel over control of the steppes of central Asia. The dialog is stilted, to be kind only because I can't think anything worse to say about it. The plot consisted on Orson Welles plotting(he was already getting fat)and Victor Mature running around showing his muscles. The movie combined the worse attributes of the two. Victor Mature was never noted for his ability to handle sophisticated dialog and Orson Welles was never noted as an action hero, except at the dinner table. The movie did feature some rather stunning blonde women with large mammary glands, but their parts were limited to lines like, "Yes, Great Khan." Even something that simple was often blown. After seeing this film it's hard to understand why they say Orson Welles was so great. This one certainly didn't do him any honor. I gave the movie a 1 only because they wouldn't let me give it a 0.