Die Steppenreiter (1971)
Beim königlichen Buzkashi, dem alljährlich stattfindenden Reiter-Kampfspiel, muss Uraz mit einem gebrochenen Bein aufgeben. Für ihn ist die Schande der Niederlage schlimmer als die Verletzung. Er fasst den verzweifelten Entschluss, sich und seinem Vater Tursen mit einem Gewaltritt ohnegleichen doch noch seine Überlegenheit zu beweisen. Der Weg, den er nimmt, ist die "Straße der Toten Männer" - 250 Meilen unwegsamstes Gelände. Werden Uraz und seine Begleiter diese lebensgefährlichen Strapazen durchstehen können?
Der Regisseur:
John Frankenheimer
Der Autor:
Dalton Trumbo
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Omar Sharif as Uraz |
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Leigh Taylor-Young as Zareh |
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Jack Palance as Tursen |
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Peter Jeffrey as Hayatal |
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Srinanda De as Mukhi |
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George Murcell as Mizrar |
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Eric Pohlmann as Merchant in Kandahar |
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Vernon Dobtcheff as Zam Hajji |
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Saeed Jaffrey as District Chief |
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John Ruddock as Scribe |
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Mark Colleano as Rahim |
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Salmaan Peerzada as Salih |
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Aziz Resham as Bacha to Ghulam |
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Leon Lissek as Chikana Proprietor |
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Vida St. Romaine as Gypsy Woman |
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Florencio Amarilla as Arabian Man (uncredited) |
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Ishaq Bux as Amjad Kahn (uncredited) |
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Carlos Casaravilla as Messenger (uncredited) |
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José Luis Chinchilla as Head Syce (uncredited) |
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David de Keyser as Mukhi (uncredited) |
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P. De Quevedo as King (uncredited) |
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Δέσπω Διαμαντίδου as Uljan (uncredited) |
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Ricardo Palacios as Ghulam (uncredited) |
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Milton Reid as Aqqul (uncredited) |
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Mohammad Shamsi as Osman Bey (uncredited) |
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Sy Temple as Quadir (uncredited) |
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Jesús Tordesillas as Little Governor (uncredited) |
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Juan Manuel Torres Gómez as (uncredited) |
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Tom Tryon as (uncredited) |
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Barbara Wain as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Alan Webb as Gardi Gay (uncredited) |
| Directing | John Frankenheimer | Director |
| Crew | James Wong Howe | Cinematography |
| Directing | José López Rodero | Assistant Director |
| Art | Gil Parrondo | Art Direction |
| Crew | Randell Dennis Widner | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giuliano Laurenti | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Alex Weldon | Special Effects |
| Sound | Jacques Carrère | Sound |
| Crew | Miguel Pedregosa | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alberto De Rossi | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Paul Boistelle | Sound |
| Crew | Pierre Pakamoff | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | John Frankenheimer | Producer |
| Art | Emilio Ardura | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Tom Overton | Sound |
| Writing | Dalton Trumbo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Joseph Kessel | Novel |
| Editing | Harold F. Kress | Editor |
| Production | Edward Lewis | Producer |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Claude Renoir | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Angela Allen | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Chuck Hayward | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Pierre-Louis Thévenet | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Moreau | Costume Design |