Corto Maltese: The Secret Court of the Arcane (2002)
Corto Maltese: The Secret Court of the Arcane (2002) - Drama Movies 92 minutes. Corto Maltese: Corte Sconta detta Arcana, Corto Maltese na Sibéria, Corto Maltés: La Corte Secreta de los Arcanos, Corto Maltés (La Película), The Adventures of Corto Maltese, Corto Maltese in Siberia, Corto Maltese: The Secret Court of the Arcane, Corto Maltese: The Secret Court of Mysteries. 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... china, shanghai, china, manchuria, biography, siberia, corto maltese, 1900s
Released: Sep 25, 2002
Runtime: 92 minutes
Genre: Drama, Animation, History, Adventure
Stars: Richard Berry, Patrick Bouchitey, Barbara Schulz, Marie Trintignant, Luca Ward, Frédéric van den Driessche
Crew: Pascal Morelli (Director), Thierry Thomas (Writer), Richard Danto (Storyboard Artist), Franco Piersanti (Original Music Composer), Natalia Borodin (Writer), Richard Danto (First Assistant Director)