Ursus and the Tartar Princess

Ursus and the Tartar Princess
Directed by	Remigio Del Grosso
Written by	Remigio Del Grosso
Produced by	Nino Battiferri
Starring	Yoko Tani Ettore Manni
Cinematography	Anchise Brizzi
Music by	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	1961 (1961)
Language	Italian

Ursus and the Tartar Princess (Italian : Ursus e la ragazza tartara, French : La fille des Tartares, also known as Tartar Invasion) is a 1961 Italian-French peplum film written and directed by Remigio Del Grosso and starring Yoko Tani and Ettore Manni. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

The young Polish prince Stephen goes on a mission together with the mighty Ursus, but they are captured by the Tartars.

During the days of his captivity Stefano falls in love with Ilia, a Tatar girl daughter of the chief. But the girl is already promised to the son of the Great Khan, so a duel arises between the two rivals.

The Tartar is mortally wounded, so Ursus, Stefano and Ilia take the opportunity to flee to the Polish camp where a battle soon breaks out, in which Stephen's people win.

Cast

• Yoko Tani as Princess Ila
• Ettore Manni as Prince Stefan
• Joe Robinson as Ursus
• Roland Lesaffre as Ivan
• Maria Grazia Spina as Amia
• Akim Tamiroff as Khan of the Tartars
• Tom Felleghy as Suleiman
• Andrea Aureli as Ibrahim
• Ivano Staccioli as Prince Ahmed
• Gianni Solaro as Polish War Leader

References

1. Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN   8884405033.
2. Howard Hughes (30 April 2011). Cinema Italiano: The Complete Guide from Classics to Cult. I.B.Tauris, 2011. ISBN   978-0857730442.

External links

• Ursus and the Tartar Princess at IMDb  
• Ursus and the Tartar Princess at Variety Distribution