Corto Maltese: The Guilded House of Samarkand

2003 1h 19m FR

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★7.3TMDB · 17

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Synopsis

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Hugo Pratt's famous comics adventurer, Corto Maltese while sojourning in Adana, Turkey, discovers a map to the treasure of Cyrus, an ancient king of Persia. To assist him in his quest, he enlists his old friend/nemesis the unbelievable Raspoutine whom he first has to help escape from the prison of Samarkand (aka "La maison dorée de Samarkand", the golden house of Samarkand). On the long and tortured way to the riches, he encounters all kind of interesting characters, soldiers of fortune, lost British actors, and even his doppelgänger.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Richard Berry
Corto Maltese (FR)
Patrick Bouchitey
Rasputin (FR)
Catherine Jacob
Marianne (FR)
Luca Ward
Corto Maltese (IT)
Ennio Coltorti
Rasputin (IT)
Sonia Scotti
Narratrice (IT)
Massimo Lodolo
Bayahr (IT)
Luciano Roffi
Capitano Sorrentino (IT)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Liam Saury
Writers: Henry Colomer
Languages: French, Italian
Countries: France, Italy

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RUNTIME

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Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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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: French, Italian.

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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 Catherine Jacob carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0493226 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Italian.
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 Catherine Jacob carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0493226 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.