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The Sons of Great Bear (German: Die Söhne der großen Bärin; literally, The Sons of the Great She-Bear) is a 1966 East German Western film, directed by the Czechoslovak filmmaker Josef Mach and starring the Yugoslav actor Gojko Mitić in the leading role of Tokei-ihto. The script was adapted from the eponymous series of novels by author Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich, and the music composed by Wilhelm Neef. The picture is a revisionist Western, pioneering the genre of the Ostern, and emphases on the positive portrayal of Native Americans, while presenting the Whites as antagonists. It is one of the most successful pictures produced by the DEFA studio.
Original Release
02/18/1966
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gojko Mitic | Tokei-Ihto |
Jirí Vrstála | Red Fox |
Rolf Römer | Tobias |
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff | Major Smith |
Gerhard Rachold | Leutnant Roach / Lieutenant Roach |
Horst Jonischkan | Adams |
Jozef Majercík | Tschetansapa |
Jozef Adamovič | Tschapa |
Milan Jablonsky | Donner vom Berge |
Hannjo Hasse | Pitt |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gojko Mitic | Tokei-Ihto |
Jirí Vrstála | Red Fox |
Rolf Römer | Tobias |
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff | Major Smith |
Gerhard Rachold | Leutnant Roach / Lieutenant Roach |
Horst Jonischkan | Adams |
Jozef Majercík | Tschetansapa |
Jozef Adamovič | Tschapa |
Milan Jablonsky | Donner vom Berge |
Hannjo Hasse | Pitt |
Helmut Schreiber | Ben |
Jozo Lepetic | Bill |
Rolf Ripperger | Jok |
Brigitte Krause | Jenny |
Karin Beewen | Cate |
Ruth Kommerell | Tashina |
Kati Székely | Vinonah |
Zofia Slaboszowska | Mongschongschah |
Slobodanka Marković | Sitopanaki |
Hans Finohr | Hawandschita |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hans Mahlich | Producer |