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Corto Maltese: The Secret Court of the Arcane

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...

2002 |1h 32m |  Drama, Animation, History, Adventure

Cast

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Richard Berry

Corto Maltese (voice)

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Patrick Bouchitey

Raspoutine (voice)

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Barbara Schulz

Changaï Li (voice)

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Marie Trintignant

La Duchesse Marina Seminova (voice)

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Luca Ward

Corto Maltese (voice: Italian version)

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Frédéric van den Driessche

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Marc Chapiteau

Semenov (voice)

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Maxime Leroux

Nino (voice)

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Hervé Bellon

Tchang (voice)

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Emmanuel Curtil

Barrow (voice)

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Patrice Dozier

Longue Vie (voice)

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Jean-Michel Dupuis

Von Ungern (voice)

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Paule Emanuele

Mme Hu (voice)

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Philippe Cotten

Tippit (voice)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

$1,254,978.00