The Desperate Ones

The Desperate Ones
Directed by	Alexander Ramati
Written by	Alexander Ramati
Produced by	Anthony B. Unger
Starring	Maximilian Schell Irene Papas Raf Vallone
Cinematography	Christian Matras
Edited by	Peter Weatherley
Music by	Cristóbal Halffter
Production companies	David Films Pro Artis Ibérica
Distributed by	Commonwealth United Entertainment (US) Ízaro Films (Spain)
Release date	March 26, 1967 (1967-03-26)
Running time	104 minutes
Countries	Spain United States
Language	English

The Desperate Ones or Beyond the Mountains (Spanish: Más allá de las montañas) is a 1967 American-Spanish dramatic adventure film directed by Alexander Ramati and starring Maximilian Schell, Irene Papas and Raf Vallone.

Plot

Following the Nazi-Soviet Pact in 1939 and the subsequent invasion of Poland, two brothers are sent to the gulag in Siberia. They manage to escape and undertake an epic attempt to make it to the border with Afghanistan.

Cast

• Maximilian Schell as Marek
• Irene Papas as Ajmi
• Raf Vallone as Victor
• Theodore Bikel as Kisielev
• Maria Perschy as Marusia
• Fernando Rey as Ibram
• George Voskovec as Doctor
• Alberto de Mendoza as Hamlat
• Antonio Vico as Ulug Beg
• Vicente Sangiovanni as Shura
• Boyd Holister as Ukrainian NKVD
• Danny Steinmann as NKVD Guard
• Mariela Chatlak as Aka
• Carmen Carbonell as Ulug Beg's Wife

See also

• The Way Back (2010)

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• The Desperate Ones at IMDb