Krasnaya Palatka (The Red Tent)

Krasnaya Palatka (The Red Tent) (1969)

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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… More

G, 2 hr. 1 min.
Directed By
Mikhail Kalatozov
Written By
Richard L. Adams, Ennio De Concini
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Classics
In Theaters
Jul 29, 1971 Limited
On DVD
Aug 23, 2005
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    The northern climate provides the existential atmosphere appropriate to the material, and the score by Morricone underlines these conditions.

  • Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews

    An unusual and rich blend of epic film and memory play.

  • Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

    Spare the art. Give me the adventure.

  • Shane Burridge, rec.arts.movies.reviews

    There's no sure way to know the outcome

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