The Desperate Ones In 1941, two Polish brothers escape a Soviet gulag. Their only escape route is through the impossible mountains of Afghanistan and the KGB is on their tail. Details Casts Posters Title The Desperate Ones Release Date 1967-01-01 Runtime 01 Hours 44 Minutes Genres Adventure Drama Production Companies David Films, Pro Artis Ibérica Production Countries Spain, United States of America Maximilian Schell... Marek... Irene Papas... Ajmi... Raf Vallone... Victor... Theodore Bikel... Kisielev... Maria Perschy... Marusia... Fernando Rey... Ibram... George Voskovec... Doctor... Alberto de Mendoza... Hamlat... Antonio Vico... Ulug Beg... Vicente Sangiovanni... Shura... Boyd Holister... Ukranian NKVD... Danny Steinmann... NKVD Guard... Mariela Chatlak... Aka... Carmen Carbonell... Ulug Beg's Wife... Luís Castro... ... Luis de Tejada... ... Antonio Duque... ... Maruchi Fresno... ... Fernando Hilbeck... ... Cris Huerta... ... Mark Malicz... ... Andrés Monreal... ... Ricardo Palacios... ... Alexander Ramati... ... Max Slaten... ... Álvaro Marenco... Migration agent (uncredit... Original Size (500x750) Original Size (510x750)