Ulzana

May 16 1974 N/A 1h 31m
Adventure, Western

This rather unconventional Western movie is set in the middle of the 19th century in Arizona. The film portrays an Indian tribe, the Mimbreno Appacheans, who are celebrating their Thanksgiving, building an irrigation plant, carrying on commerce, and trying to settle down in a rather constricted territory. But the confrontation with the white Americans changes their situation as the mercantile "gentlemen" want to prevent the Indian tribe to become independent from the white men's business practices. Thus, they destroy the irrigation plant and chase the Indian tribe in an inhospitable territory where they cannot survive. Led by their chief Ulzana, the Appacheans thus start a bitter fight to preserve their habitat.

Plot

After the events of Apachen (1973), Native American warrior chief Ulzana has found a place for his Apache tribe in Arizona. The local merchants hire Burton, a corrupt army officer lusting after Ulazana's Mexican wife, to kick them out.

Written by

Gottfried Kolditz, Gojko Mitic, Hans-Joachim Wallstein

Directed by

Gottfried Kolditz

Cast

Gojko Mitic, Renate Blume, Rolf Hoppe

Crew

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Production Countries

Soviet Union, East Germany, Romania

Production Companies

Mosfilm, Filmstudio Bucure?ti, DEFA

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
341
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA