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The Bloody Vultures of Alaska (1973)

The Bloody Vultures of Alaska poster
Original title
Die blutigen Geier von Alaska
Directed by
Harald Reinl
Genre
adventure film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
12
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of fortune seekers clash with a ruthless gang during the Klondike Gold Rush in Alaska. The story follows a rugged prospector who takes on local outlaws to protect his claim.

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What happens

The Bloody Vultures of Alaska (German: Die blutigen Geier von Alaska) is a 1973 German Western film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Doug McClure, Harald Leipnitz and Angelica Ott. It was made as a co-production between West Germany and Yugoslavia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Željko Senečić. Location shooting took place around Dachstein in Austria and the Plitvice Lakes and Dubrovnik in Yugoslavia. It is set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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