Ursus and the Tartar Princess (Italian: Ursus e la ragazza tartara, French: La fille des Tartares, also known as Tartar Invasion) is a 1961 Italian-French peplum film written and directed by Remigio Del Grosso and starring Yoko Tani and Ettore Manni.[1][2]
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Directed by | Remigio Del Grosso |
Written by | Remigio Del Grosso |
Produced by | Nino Battiferri |
Starring | Yoko Tani Ettore Manni |
Cinematography | Anchise Brizzi |
Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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Language | Italian |
Plot
editThe young Polish prince Stephen goes on a mission together with the mighty Ursus, but they are captured by the Tartars.
During the days of his captivity Stefano falls in love with Ilia, a Tatar girl daughter of the chief. But the girl is already promised to the son of the Great Khan, so a duel arises between the two rivals.
The Tartar is mortally wounded, so Ursus, Stefano and Ilia take the opportunity to flee to the Polish camp where a battle soon breaks out, in which Stephen's people win.
Cast
edit- Yoko Tani as Princess Ila
- Ettore Manni as Prince Stefan
- Joe Robinson as Ursus
- Roland Lesaffre as Ivan
- Maria Grazia Spina as Amia
- Akim Tamiroff as Khan of the Tartars
- Tom Felleghy as Suleiman
- Andrea Aureli as Ibrahim
- Ivano Staccioli as Prince Ahmed
- Gianni Solaro as Polish War Leader
References
edit- ^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
- ^ Howard Hughes (30 April 2011). Cinema Italiano: The Complete Guide from Classics to Cult. I.B.Tauris, 2011. ISBN 978-0857730442.
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