The Mongols (film)

The Mongols
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andre de Toth Leopoldo Savona
Written by	Ottavio Alessi Alessandro Ferraù Ugo Guerra Luciano Martino
Produced by	Guido Giambartolomei
Starring	Jack Palance Anita Ekberg
Cinematography	Aldo Giordani
Edited by	Otello Colangeli
Music by	Mario Nascimbene
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release dates	August 31, 1961 (1961-08-31) (Italy) September 26, 1962 (1962-09-26) (United States)
Running time	115 minutes (Italy)
Countries	Italy France
Languages	Italian English

The Mongols (Italian: I mongoli) is a 1961 Italian/French international co-production historical adventure film directed by Andre de Toth and Leopoldo Savona, and starring Jack Palance and Anita Ekberg.

Plot

In the 13th century, the Mongols are invading Poland. Genghis Khan wants peace with the Poles for now but his eldest son Ogotai is eager to continue the war.

Jack Palance in a scene from the film

Cast

• Jack Palance as Ogatai
• Anita Ekberg as Huluna
• Antonella Lualdi as Amina
• Franco Silva as Stephen of Kraków
• Gianni Garko as Henry of Valois
• Roldano Lupi as Genghis Khan
• Gabriella Pallotta as Lutezia
• Gabriele Antonini as Temugin
• Pierre Cressoy as Igor
• Mario Colli as Boris
• George Wang as Subodai

External links

• I mongoli at IMDb
• I mongoli at Variety Distribution
• The Mongols at the TCM Movie Database
• The Mongols at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films