The Battle of the Three Kings (film)
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| Directed by | Souheil Ben-Barka Uchkun Nazarov |
| Written by | Souheil Ben-Barka Guido Castillo |
| Produced by | Alo Khodzhlev Leo Pescarolo Jaime Oriol |
| Starring | Massimo Ghini Ángela Molina |
| Cinematography | Girolamo La Rosa |
| Music by | Anvar Ergashev Vladimir Martynov |
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| Language | English |
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]
Plot
[edit]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.
Historical context
[edit]The movie is loosely based on the real life Battle of the Three Kings on Aug. 4, 1578. King Sebastian of Portugal wanted to convert Muslim Morocco to Christian rule. Allied with the Moroccan sultan, al-Mutawakkil, and his brother Aḥmad. The Muslim forces, though not as well equipped as the Portuguese, outnumbered the Portuguese 5:2 (with 50,000 soldiers and cavalry). The Muslim forces forced the Christians to retreat to Larache on the coast.
Cast
[edit]- 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
- Viktor Korolev - as Monelo
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
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