The Sons of Great Bear (1966)
- Original title
- Die Söhne der großen Bärin
- Directed by
- Josef Mach
- Genre
- Western film
- Country
- German Democratic Republic, Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Native American chief leads his people in a struggle against white settlers who threaten their land. The film focuses on the conflict from the perspective of the Indigenous side.
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What happens
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 emphasises the positive portrayal of Native Americans, while presenting the Whites as antagonists. It is one of the most successful pictures produced by the DEFA film studio, known for its series of "Indian films". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Among Vultures (1964)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.