Warriors and Prisoners

Patagonia, Argentina, 1880s. During the Conquest of the Desert, Marguerite, the French wife of Colonel Garay, in charge of protecting a new railway, discovers that a French woman is being held captive by the local natives.

Cast

Dominique Sanda

as Marguerite

Federico Luppi

as Colonel Garay

Leslie Caron

as Madame Yvonne

China Zorrilla

as Sergeant

Gabriela Toscano

as Prisoner

Selva Alemán

as La Maestra

Duilio Marzio

as Master Pacheco

Carlos Merola

Juan Palomino

Alejandro Cutzarida

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