Tempest (1958)

Tempest (1958)

Overwhelming as the Elements! 1958-12-01 France, Italy, Yugoslavia 120 Min. PG-13
6.2 6 votes

Overview

A young officer in the army of Empress Catherine of Russia is on his way to his new duty station at a remote outpost. During a blinding snowstorm he comes upon a stranger who was caught in the storm and is near death from freezing. He rescues the man and eventually brings him back to health. When the man is well enough to travel, the two part company and the man vows to repay the officer for saving his life. Soon after he arrives at his new post, a revolt by the local Cossacks breaks out and the fort is besieged by the rebels. The young officer is astonished to find out that the leader of the rebellious Cossacks is none other than the stranger whose life he had saved during the storm.

Cast

Van Heflin is Emelyan Pugachov
Emelyan Pugachov
Viveca Lindfors is Catherine II
Catherine II
Geoffrey Horne is Piotr Grinov
Piotr Grinov
Robert Keith is Capt. Miranov
Capt. Miranov
Agnes Moorehead is Vassilissa Mironova
Vassilissa Mironova
Vittorio Gassman is Prosecutor
Helmut Dantine is Shvabrin
Fulvia Franco is Palaska
Finlay Currie is Count Grinov
Count Grinov
Laurence Naismith is Maj. Zurin
Oskar Homolka is Savelic