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Corto Maltese: The Secret Court of the Arcane
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Corto Maltese: The Secret Court of the Arcane

Sep 25, 2002
1h 32m
★ 6.4

Overview

At the end of 1918 while civil war is raging on in Russia, antagonism is slowly spreading to the East, between the Oral 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 Rasputin, and escape a murder attempt before being contacted by members of a Chinese secret organization called "The Red Lanterns". In the heart of violent Manchurian horizons, Corto and Rasputin launch themselves into a fabulous treasure hunt, following the tracks of the mysterious armor-plated train of Kolchak. A steel monster spiked with canons and machine guns, this trains protects the counter-revolutionaries gold...

Genres

Drama
Animation
History
Adventure

Production Companies

Canal+
Ellipsanime Productions
France 2 Cinéma
Home Made Movies
Pomalux
Tele Plus
RAI

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Cast

Richard Berry

Corto Maltese (FR)

Richard Berry

Patrick Bouchitey

Rasputin (FR)

Patrick Bouchitey

Barbara Schulz

Shangai Li (FR)

Barbara Schulz

Marie Trintignant

Duchessa Marina Seminova (FR)

Marie Trintignant

Marc Chapiteau

L'Ataman Semenov (FR)

Marc Chapiteau

Maxime Leroux

Nino (voice)

Maxime Leroux

Hervé Bellon

Generale Chang (FR)

Hervé Bellon

Emmanuel Curtil

Tenente Barrow (FR)

Emmanuel Curtil

Patrice Dozier

Lunga Vita (FR)

Patrice Dozier

Jean-Michel Dupuis

Barone Von Ungern-Sternberg (FR)

Jean-Michel Dupuis

Philippe Cotten

Maggiore Tippit (FR)

Philippe Cotten

Luca Ward

Corto Maltese (IT)

Luca Ward

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