1974 film
Ulzana Directed by Gottfried Kolditz Written by Gottfried Kolditz Gojko Mitic Hans-Joachim Wallstein Produced by Dorothea Hildebrandt Starring Cinematography Helmut Bergmann Edited by Christa Helwig Music by Karl-Ernst Sasse Production companies
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Running time
91 minutes Countries East Germany Romania Soviet Union Language German
Ulzana is a 1974 western film directed by Gottfried Kolditz and starring Gojko Mitic as Ulzana , Renate Blume and Rolf Hoppe . It is a Red Western , made as a co-production between East Germany , Romania and the Soviet Union .[ 1]
Synopsis
After the events of Apachen (1973) , the film is set in Arizona during the 19th century and depicts the struggle for independence of an Indian tribe (the Mimbreno Appacheans ) led by war chief Ulzana against Captain Burton, a corrupt army officer who lusts after Ulzana's wife, and has been hired by White American merchants to expel the Indians from the land.[ 2] [ 3]
Cast
Gojko Mitic as Ulzana
Renate Blume as Leona
Rolf Hoppe as Captain Burton
Colea Rautu as Nana
Amza Pellea as General Crook
Fred Delmare as Bob Tribolett, Kellner im Saloon
Alfred Struwe as Aldrigton, Bürgermeister von Tucson
Dorel Iacobescu as Hackii
Dinu Gherasim as Oberst
Dan Sandulescu as Buuly, Armeescout
Hannjo Hasse as Der Herr aus Washington
Werner Dissel as Mexikanischer Arzt
Fritz Mohr as Sergeant Winter
Paul Berndt as John Richard Wardley - Tucson-Reiter
Klaus Gehrke as Ball, Postmeister
Holger Eckert as Cayrol, Bankdirektor
Walter Wickenhauser as Howard, Eigentümer des 'Tucson Evening Star'
Production
The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinz Röske. It was shot on location in Romania and Uzbekistan .
See also
References
Bibliography
Mariana Ivanova. Cinema of Collaboration: DEFA Coproductions and International Exchange in Cold War Europe . Berghahn Books, 2019.
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