Tempest

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Alberto Lattuada

Writers

Michael Wilson, Alexander Pushkin, Ivo Perilli

Language

Italian

Country

France, Italy, Yugoslavia

Release date

1 December 1958

Ensemble

Cast

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  Silvana Mangano

  Masha

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  Van Heflin

  Emelyan Pugachov

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  Viveca Lindfors

  Catherine II

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  Geoffrey Horne

  Piotr Grinov

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  Robert Keith

  Capt. Miranov

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  Agnes Moorehead

  Vassilissa Mironova

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  Vittorio Gassman

  Prosecutor

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  Helmut Dantine

  Shvabrin

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  Fulvia Franco

  Palaska

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  Finlay Currie

  Count Grinov

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  Laurence Naismith

  Maj. Zurin

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  Oskar Homolka

  Savelic