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Synopsis
The true story of a tragic 1928 arctic expedition provides the basis for this adventure drama that was a joint Italian and Russian co-production. Peter Finch stars as General Umberto Nobile, who is visited in Rome by the ghosts of those whose lives were taken in his ill-fated mission forty years earlier. In flashback, Nobile recalls the attempt to cross the North Pole by flying dirigible, the Italia. When the airship crashes, Nobile and his crew are scattered across the ice, left to struggle against the freezing cold elements and local polar bears, among other hazards. In an effort to save the expedition, the great explorer Roald Amundsen (Sean Connery), the first man to reach the South Pole, is dispatched to rescue Nobile. When Amundsen disappears (never to be heard from again), an icebreaker is launched to bring national hero Nobile home, but at the expense of his crewmates. Although The Red Tent (1971) was considered a costly box office failure, the film did win a Golden Globe for Best English Language Foreign Film. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Cast

Mario Adorf Biagi, Radio Operator
Donatas Banionis Mariano
Sean Connery Roald Amundsen
Claudia Cardinale Nurse
Peter Finch Gen. Umberto Nobile
Massimo Girotti Rescue Coordinator
Otar Koberidze Cecioni
Hardy Kruger Aviator
Eduard Martsevich
Yuri Solomin Troiani
Luigi Vannucchi Capt. Zappi
Nikita Mikhalkov Icebreaker Pilot
Boris Khmelnitsky
Yuri Vizbor
Grigoriy Gay
Andrei Vertogradov

Production Crew

David Vinitsky Art Director
David Vinitzki Art Director
Giancarlo Bartolini-Salimbene Art Director
Leonid Kalashnikov Cinematographer
Alexander Zatsepin Composer (Music Score)
Ennio Morricone Composer (Music Score)
Natalia Meshkova Costume Designer
Mikhail Kalatozov Director
Peter Zinner Editor
Antonio Mecacci Makeup
Max Alautdinov Makeup
Franco Cristaldi Producer
Ennio de Concini Screenwriter
Richard Adams Screenwriter
Richard L. Adams Screenwriter
Franco D'Andria Set Designer
Juri Ekonomzev Set Designer
David Hildyard Sound/Sound Designer
Fausto Ancillai Sound/Sound Designer
Victor Babushkin Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1969
Runtime: 121
Country: Italy
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Adventure

Produced by
Paramount
Vides Cinematografica

Release
December 23, 1969 (Italy)

Awards
1971 - Best Foreign Film - English Language - Golden Globe
1971 - Best Foreign Film - English Language - Hollywood Foreign Press Association