{"product_id":"desert-of-the-tartars-blu-ray-radiance-the-tartar-steppe-1976-valerio-zurlini","title":"Desert of the Tartars Blu-ray Radiance The Tartar Steppe 1976 Valerio Zurlini","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a pre-order item scheduled for release on February 22, 2027.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eSince this is a pre-order, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eit must be checked out on its own and cannot be combined with other orders\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eOrders will ship on or around the release date, pending receipt of the product from our distributor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA neglected masterpiece from \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003ecelebrated auteur Valerio Zurlini!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroducing Radiance Film's Limited Edition Blu-ray for 1976's \u003cem\u003eDesert of the Tartar\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe final film by celebrated auteur Valerio Zurlini ranks among his finest, an existential parable about the futility of war, with echoes of Kafka and Orwell. 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