The Battle of the Three Kings (film)
The Battle of the Three Kings (Russian: Bitva tryokh koroley, Italian: La battaglia dei tre tamburi di fuoco, Spanish: La batalla de los tres reyes, also known as Drums of Fire) is a 1990 Soviet-Italian-Spanish-Moroccan historical adventure-drama film directed by Souheil Ben-Barka and Uchkun Nazarov and starring Massimo Ghini and Ángela Molina. It depicts real life events of the Saadi Sultan of Morocco Abd el Malek I.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Souheil Ben-Barka Uchkun Nazarov |
| Produced by | Alo Khodzhlev Leo Pescarolo Jaime Oriol |
| Written by | Souheil Ben-Barka Guido Castillo |
| Starring | Massimo Ghini Ángela Molina |
| Music by | Anvar Ergashev Vladimir Martynov |
| Cinematography | Girolamo La Rosa |
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| Language | English |
Plot
The film tells the story of the Saadi dynasty prince Abdelmalek, exiled from Morocco by his brothers. Since his exile, he will live twenty adventurous years: fight the Spanish Inquisition, take part in the Battle of Lepanto, be incarcerated in Alicante prison, and assist in the Conquest of Tunis. Eventually, he returns to Morocco to fulfill his destiny.
Cast
- Massimo Ghini as Abd el Malek
- Ángela Molina as Sophie
- F. Murray Abraham as Osrain
- Ugo Tognazzi as Carlo di Palma
- Fernando Rey as Pope Paul V
- Claudia Cardinale as Roxelane
- Irene Papas as Lalla Sahaba
- Harvey Keitel as Sandobal
- Souad Amidou as Meryem
- Olegar Fedoro as Father Tebaldo
- Joaquín Hinojosa as Akalay
- Sergey Bondarchuk as Selim
See also
References
- Khalid Khodari. Guide des réalisateurs marocains. El Maarif Al Jadida, 2000.
- Association des trois mondes. Les cinémas d'Afrique: dictionnaire. KARTHALA Editions, 2000.
- Anna Maria Mori (9 November 1989). "Kolossal nel deserto". La Repubblica. Retrieved 7 July 2015.