CAST:
Vittorio Gassman (Filimore),
Giuliano Gemma (Mattis),
Helmut Griem (poručnik Simeon),
Philippe Noiret (general),
Jacques Perrin (Drogo)

SCRIPT:
Jean-Louis Bertucelli,
André G. Brunelin,
Valerio Zurlini (prema romanu Dina Buzzatija)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Luciano Tovoli

Synopsis:
Lieutenant Drogo is sent on his first mission into a far away and isolated fort on the very edge of a desert bordering massive mountains. The goal for the soldiers is to defend the fort from Tatars. While anticipating the attack some soldiers use this time to advance their careers, and others give up on waiting for the attack. As a matter of fact, nobody has ever seen any Tatars in the vicinity…

color, 140 min