Carlos (1971)

Directed by

Hans W. Geißendörfer

Genre

Western film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This West German TV movie transplants Friedrich Schiller's play Don Carlos from 16th century Spain to a 1915 Western setting. A man and a woman navigate personal conflicts in this unusual reimagining, which was shot in Israel and shown on television instead of in theaters.

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What happens

Carlos is a 1971 West German Western television film, which has transplanted the story of Friedrich Schiller's play Don Carlos from 16th century Spain to a 1915 American Western style environment. According to some, the setting should be somewhere in southern Europe, while others claim it is somewhere in the southwestern United States. Due to complicated contracts and shooting problems, it never had the theatrical release that was intended, and was instead shown on German TV. It was directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer, who also wrote the screenplay, and stars Gottfried John and Anna Karina. The film was shot in Eilat in Israel, with several Israelis participating in smaller roles and as extras. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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