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The Red Tent

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1969 | 158 min | Adventure, Drama, History

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It earned strong reviews (89% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office loss and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for adventure fans and history buffs. If you loved Apollo 13, start here.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 38 min.
What might put you off
  • It's long: 2 hr 38 min.
  • It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1969: an older pace and style.

Torn by personal guilt, Italian General Umberto Nobile reminisces about his 1928 failed Arctic expedition aboard the airship Italia.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    89% on Rotten Tomatoes, 64 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $1 million worldwide on a $10 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 25K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov

  • Peter FinchUmberto Nobile
  • Sean ConneryRoald Amundsen
  • Claudia CardinaleValeria
  • Hardy KrügerEinar Lundborg
  • Eduard MartsevichFinn Malmgren
  • Grigoriy GayRudolf Samoylovich
  • Nikita MikhalkovBoris Chukhnovskiy
  • Luigi VannucchiCaptain Zappi
  • Mario AdorfGiuseppe Biagi
  • Donatas BanionisAdalberto Mariano