Tower of the Firstborn (Italian: I Guardiani del Cielo) is a 2000 Italian-French adventure television film directed by Alberto Negrin and starring Ben Cross, Peter Weller, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Marco Bonini, Ione Skye and Heino Ferch. It was based on the novel La torre della solitudine by Valerio Massimo Manfredi.[3]
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| Directed by | Alberto Negrin |
| Written by | Alberto Negrin |
| Story by | Luigi Montefiori |
| Based on | La torre della solitudine by Valerio Massimo Manfredi |
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| Cinematography | Daniele Nannuzzi |
| Edited by | Bryan Oates |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone[2] |
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Running time | 180 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Plot
editYoung and attractive archaeologist Diane Shannon intends to unravel the mystery linked to her father, who disappeared in Africa during the search for the "Tower of the First Born", a mysterious place that according to ancient legends would keep the secret of space and time, and would bestow knowledge and wisdom. Diane embarks on the journey ignoring the warnings of her friends and overcoming various dangers, clashing with a sheikh and his horde of savage desert marauders, and meeting the brave officer Léon in command of the foreign legion. Finally, together with Rashid, a mysterious prince of the desert and a friend of her missing father, Diane finds the mysterious place and her father.
Cast
edit- Ben Cross as Michael Shannon/Zadick
- Peter Weller as John Shannon
- Marco Bonini as Rashid
- Guy Lankester as Neil Hogan
- Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu as Abdurasam
- Romina Mondello as Adriel
- Heino Ferch as Léon
- Ione Skye as Diane Shannon
- Gabriele Ferzetti as Father Jacob
- Antonella Lualdi as Mother Superior
- Rodolfo Corsato as Sassard
- Martin Semmelrogge as Geroq
- Gianni Garko as Commander
- Sal Borgese as Husuf
References
edit- ^ "Amazon.com: Tower of the Firstborn: Ben Cross". Amazon. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
- ^ "Tower of the Firstborn (2004)". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
- ^ "LEO The New York Public Library". Retrieved 19 August 2008.
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