In 1918, civil wars are tearing Russia and China apart. Laconic adventurer Corto Maltese is hired by a Chinese secret society to capture a train that's taking Tzar's gold abroad. His friend Rasputin joins him, but only hell awaits them.
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Title: Corto Maltese in Siberia (2002)
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Cast
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| Richard Berry | ... | Corto Maltese (voice) | |
| Patrick Bouchitey | ... | Raspoutine (voice) | |
| Barbara Schulz | ... | Changaï Li (voice) | |
| Marie Trintignant | ... | La Duchesse Marina Seminova (voice) | |
| Frédéric van den Driessche | ... | (voice) | |
| Marc Chapiteau | ... | Semenov (voice) | |
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Maxime Leroux | ... | Nino (voice) |
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Hervé Bellon | ... | Tchang (voice) |
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Philippe Cotten | ... | Tippit (voice) |
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Emmanuel Curtil | ... | Barrow (voice) |
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Patrice Dozier | ... | Longue Vie (voice) |
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Jean-Michel Dupuis | ... | Von Ungern (voice) |
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Paule Emanuele | ... | Mme Hu (voice) (as Paule Emmanuele) |
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Sébastien Fromanger | ... | Une Oreille (voice) |
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Bô Geste | ... | (voice) |
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At the end of 1918 while civil war is raging on in Russia, antagonism is slowly spreading to the East, between the Oural mountains and Shanghai. Stuck between a desire to save what's left of the great Imperial Russia, and starting from a clean slate, old generals, secret organizations, and mercenaries attracted by gold, struggle to take advantage of the events. As Corto Maltese returns to Shanghai, he barely gets time to cross paths with his old friend/nemesis Raspoutine, and escape a murder attempt before being contacted by members of a Chinese secret organization called "The Red Lanterns". In the heart of violent Mandchourian horizons, Corto and Raspoutine launch themselves into a fabulous treasure hunt, following the tracks of the mysterious armor-plated train of Koltchak. A steel monster spiked with canons and machine guns, this trains protects the counter-revolutionaries gold, traveling through Mongolia, and! Mandchouria. While following the bloody trail of this doomed train, ... Written by Serge Ansay
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Corto Maltese is a popular European comic book character, the hero of an eponymous comic book series created by late Italian comic artist Hugo Pratt (1927-1995). Most stories are set near, during or just after World War I and follow Corto, a laconic sea captain and adventurer who often travels to exotic places around the world, but rarely gets anything out of it. The brutality of the world and this chaotic era is often depicted in these stories. Secret societies, mad warlords and other more behind-the-scenes players are met by Corto more often than he'd like. This movie is based on one of these stories. See more »Connections
Follows Corto Maltese: Corto Maltese and the Gilded House of Samarkand (2002) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Language:
FrenchRelease Date:
25 September 2002 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Granted, I don't speak French, so I won't be able to comment on the plot, but I got a fair idea of what it's about. The visuals range from fairly impressive to mundane - some of the film is obviously rendered (hand drawn over the rendering) but overall, "it looks good." It has its own style, very reminiscent of the comic book, which is pretty cool. The French voice acting is well done, as is the cinematography - the movie is very moody, but never dull. The various scenes have a lot of atmosphere, especially sequences with infrequent or no dialogue - just very well done and spooky sound effects. I'll have to see it again with English subs to decide how worthwhile it is, but for the visuals alone, I'd suggest seeing it.