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Plot Summary:
Hugo Pratt's famous comics adventurer, Corto Maltese while sojourning in Adana, Turkey, discovers a map to the treasure of Cyrus, an ancient king of Persia. To assist him in his quest, he enlists his old friend/nemesis the unbelievable Raspoutine whom he first has to help escape from the prison of Samarkand (aka "La maison dorée de Samarkand", the golden house of Samarkand). On the long and tortured way to the riches, he encounters all kind of interesting characters, soldiers of fortune, lost British actors, and even his doppelgänger.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 245
Genere: Animation
Country: France
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: anime
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 43
Genere: Animation
Country: France
Duration: 3 min
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Anthology of four Corto Maltese shorts set in WWI Europe. In 1915, World War I has spread throughout Europe and other parts of the world. Maltese-born laconic adventurer Corto Maltese is not bothered by it, however, since he's preoccupied with his latest endeavor. He's in Venice looking for information on the mythical Seven Cities of Gold, or more specifically - the seventh city itself, since next to nothing is known about it. He contacts Serafino, one of the leaders of the local Franciscan religious order there. It turns out that a mysterious local woman in wheelchair nicknamed the Angel at the East Window may know something about it. However, Austrian spies and adventuress Venexiana Stevenson sidetrack Corto. In 1917, Corto is hired by Montenegro republicans to find and return their dethroned king's gold that he hid while escaping from the invading Austrian forces. The gold is hidden in an abandoned bombed-out church near the town of Caporetto. The problem is that the town is part.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Animation
Country: France
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: anthology, tense, captivating, suspense, mythical, unusual plot structure, visually appealing
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IMDB Votes: 167
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At the end of 1918 while civil war is raging on in Russia, antagonism is slowly spreading to the East, between the Oural mountains and Shanghai. Stuck between a desire to save what's left of the great Imperial Russia, and starting from a clean slate, old generals, secret organizations, and mercenaries attracted by gold, struggle to take advantage of the events. As Corto Maltese returns to Shanghai, he barely gets time to cross paths with his old friend/nemesis Raspoutine, and escape a murder attempt before being contacted by members of a Chinese secret organization called "The Red Lanterns". In the heart of violent Mandchourian horizons, Corto and Raspoutine launch themselves into a fabulous treasure hunt, following the tracks of the mysterious armor-plated train of Koltchak. A steel monster spiked with canons and machine guns, this trains protects the counter-revolutionaries gold.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: France, Italy, Luxembourg
Duration: 92 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 315
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
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IMDB Votes: 43
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IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 31
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
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IMDB Votes: 79
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IMDB Votes: 151
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