Overview
Production co: France Cinéma Productions, Royal Film (I)
►115 min (Italy) □ 4 March 1961 (Palermo) (Italy)
Library synopsis: [En] In order to stop hordes of Mongols breathing down on them, the regency of Poland sends Sir Stefan to Genghis Khan’s camp to talk peace. The knight doesn’t find the Mongol ruler but his son, the crazed Ogatai who wants everything except peace. Written by Stephen Flacassier
Director: André De Toth, Leopoldo Savona, Riccardo Freda (uncredited)
Cult stars: Jack Palance, Antonella Lualdi, Anita Ekberg, Gianni Garko, Vittorio Sanipoli
Cult relevance index: ₪ 7.8 / 10




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Related videos
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Essential inner links and references
Amarcord [Italy / A. 1 - Nr. 1 - February-March 1996] (mg) | Mondi Incredibili [Italy / October 1994] (bk)
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Gallery and video classification
Basic Card
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama |
|---|---|
| Director | André De Toth, Leopoldo Savona, Riccardo Freda |
| Writers | Alessandro Ferraù, Ernesto Gastaldi, Luciano Martino, Ottavio Alessi, Ugo Guerra |
| Producer | Guido Giambartolomei |
| Cast | Andrej Gardenin, Anita Ekberg, Antonella Lualdi, Franco Silva, Gabriele Antonini, Gabriella Pallotta, George Wang, Gianni Garko, Jack Palance, Janine Hendy, Lawrence Montaigne, Mario Colli, Pierre Cressoy, Roldano Lupi, Vittorio Sanipoli |
| Certification | Iceland:16 / West Germany:12 (nf) / Finland:K-16 |
| Country | France, Italy |
| Language | English, Italian |
| Release date | Italy 5 May 1961 (Palermo) (Royal), 31 August 1961 (Rome), 19 January 1962 (Palermo) (Lux) | France 22 September 1961 | West Germany 29 September 1961 | Finland 16 February 1962 | Spain 31 October 1962 (Madrid) | Portugal 5 June 1963 | USA 26 September 1966 (Los Angeles, California) |
| Also known as | A mongolok Hungary (TV title) | Bogotai - O Bárbaro Mongol Brazil | Brut des Bösen West Germany (reissue title) | Die Mongolen Austria | Les Mongols France | Los mongoles Spain | Mongolernas sista strid Sweden | Mongolit Finland | O Maior Império do Mundo Portugal | Oi mongoloi Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) | Os Mongóis Brazil | Raubzüge der Mongolen West Germany | Schreckensreiter der Mongolenwölfe West Germany (reissue title) | The Mongols USA |
| Filming locations | Centralni Filmski Studio Kosutnjak, Belgrade, Serbia |
| Box office/business | Italy - Gross: ITL 567.732.007 (31 March 1964) || Spain - Gross: € 33.456,94 | Admissions: 329.769 |
| Production company | France Cinéma Productions, Royal Film (I) |
| Distribution company | Cineriz (Italy) (theatrical) | Societe des Films France (France) (theatrical) | Chamartín Producciones y Distribuciones (Spain) (theatrical) | Europa-Filmverleih AG (1961) (West Germany) (theatrical) | Colorama Features (1966) (USA) (dubbed) | Distribuidora Internacional de Filmes (DIF) (Brazil) (VHS) | Something Weird Video (SWV) (video) | Grupo Gedeon Ocho S.L. (Spain) (DVD) | Creative World Promotions S.L. (Spain) (DVD) | Avo Film (Italy) (VHS) | Free-TV: Kabel 1 11.08.2007 (Germany) |
| Runtime | Italy: 115 min | France: 114 min | Spain: 103 min | USA: 105 min | UK: 102 min |
| Technical specifications | Sound Mix: Mono | Color: Color (Eastmancolor) | Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1 | Film length (metres) 3300 m (Italy), 3083 m (France) | Film negative format (mm/video inches): 35 mm | Cinematographic process: CinemaScope | Printed film format: 35 mm |
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