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The Tartars

The Tartars

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 1, 1961

Runtime

1h 23m

Genres

Action, Adventure, Drama

User Score

55%

Original Title

I tartari

Production Companies

Lux Film, Dubrava film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Richard Thorpe

Description

The Tartars and the Vikings maintain a fragile peace in the harsh landscape of the Russian Steppe. When the leader of the Vikings, Oleg, declines to accompany the Tartars on a campaign against the Slavs, there is an explosion of violence. After Oleg kills the Tartar leader and kidnaps his daughter, the dead man's brother, Burandai, retaliates by holding Oleg's wife, Helga, hostage. The stalemate can be resolved only on the battlefield.