The Last Tomahawk or The Last of the Mohicans (German: Der letzte Mohikaner) is a 1965 Western adventure film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor and Marie France.[1] It was a co-production between France, Spain and West Germany. It is loosely based on James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans, with the setting moved forward more than a century to the American West of the post-Civil War-era. Another version Fall of the Mohicans was made the same year.
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| German | Der letzte Mohikaner |
| Directed by | Harald Reinl |
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| Based on | The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper |
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| Cinematography | Ernst W. Kalinke Giuseppe la Torre |
| Edited by | Hermann Haller |
| Music by | Peter Thomas |
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| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
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| Language | German |
It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Andalucia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Jürgen Kiebach.
Cast edit
- Joachim Fuchsberger as Captain Bill Hayward
- Karin Dor as Cora Munroe
- Marie France as Alice Munroe
- Carl Lange as Colonel Munroe
- Ricardo Rodríguez as Magua
- Kurt Großkurth as Koch
- Daniel Martín as Unkas
- Anthony Steffen as Falkenauge
- Mariano Alcón as Tamenund
- Frank Braña as Corporal
- Mike Brendel as Chingachgook
- Stelio Candelli as Roger
- Carlos Deschamps as Jackson
- Rafael Hernández as Roger's Henchman
- Jean-Claude Mathieu as Matt
- Ángel Ter as Jeff
References edit
- ^ Simmon, Scott (2003). The Invention of the Western Film: A Cultural History of the Genre's First Half Century. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press. p. 365. ISBN 0521555817. OCLC 1035759871.
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