Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea

2003 1h 30m FR

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 36

AnimationTV MovieAdventure

Synopsis

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In 1913, laconic sea captain Corto Maltese, adrift in the Pacific, gets rescued by his bandit friend Rasputin who's taking two rich shipwrecked teens to an island where his boss the Monk will hold them for ransom. WWI complicates things.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Richard Berry
Corto Maltese (FR)
Patrick Bouchitey
Rasputin (FR)
Barbara Schulz
Pandora Groovesnore (FR)
Luca Ward
Corto Maltese (IT)
Ennio Coltorti
Rasputin (IT)
Stefano Crescentini
Cain Groovesnore (IT)
Giorgio Locuratolo
Cranio (IT)
Stefano Mondini
Il Monaco (IT)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Danto
Writers: Jean Pécheux
Languages: Italian, French
Countries: France, Italy

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Corto Maltese Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Richard Berry and Patrick Bouchitey and Barbara Schulz carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1098199 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Richard Danto directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in Italian, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, French.
4International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
5Part of the "Corto Maltese Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
7Richard Berry and Patrick Bouchitey and Barbara Schulz carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1098199 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.