Tempest

Tempest (1958)

La tempesta

Overwhelming as the Elements!

A young officer in the army of Empress Catherine of Russia is on his way to his new duty station at a remote outpost. During a blinding snowstorm he comes upon a stranger who was caught in the storm and is near death from freezing. He rescues the man and eventually brings him back to health. When the man is well enough to travel, the two part company and the man vows to repay the officer for saving his life. Soon after he arrives at his new post, a revolt by the local Cossacks breaks out and the fort is besieged by the rebels. The young officer is astonished to find out that the leader of the rebellious Cossacks is none other than the stranger whose life he had saved during the storm.

Date of release
1958-12-01
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (8)
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Adventure, History
Director
Alberto Lattuada

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Captain's Daughter
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: David di Donatello for Best Director

Tempest is a 1958 Italian drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring Silvana Mangano, Van Heflin, Viveca Lindfors and Geoffrey Horne.

Production

The film was shot in Košutnjak film studios in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (today Serbia). . It is based on A History of Pugachev (1834) and the 1836 novel The Captain's Daughter, both by Alexander Pushkin.

The lead was given to Geoffrey Horne who had been in Bridge on the River Kwai. The success of the film in Europe led to him being cast in a series of European films.

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