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  • The Sons of Great Bear (1966)
  • 92 min | Western
The Sons of Great Bear (1966)
92 min | Western

Although the Indians were assured their lands adjacent to the Black Hills by contract, the Whites want to expel them. Meanwhile, gold has been discovered there and the unscrupulous settler, Red Fox, demands of Mattotaupa, chief of the ...See moreAlthough the Indians were assured their lands adjacent to the Black Hills by contract, the Whites want to expel them. Meanwhile, gold has been discovered there and the unscrupulous settler, Red Fox, demands of Mattotaupa, chief of the Bears Clan belonging to the Dakota tribe, to reveal to him the location of a cave with gold deposits. Mattotaupa refuses and is stabbed to death by Red Fox in the presence of his son Tokei-ihto. Lieutenant Roach orders Tokei-ihto to Fort Smith in order to negotiate. The son of the slain chief suspects that the Whites are planning an ambush, a fear that is confirmed when he encounters Red Fox there. Tokei-ihto refuses to move to a reservation in an infertile area with his tribe and is incarcerated. When the Dakota Indians have been defeated and resettled, he is released. Tokei-ihto learns of the murder of the senior chief Tashunka-witko. Tokei-ihto now wants to fulfill his legacy, escaping with the subgroup of his tribe to the fertile areas beyond the Missouri in Canada. While the members of the Bears Clan cross the border, Tokei-ihto encounters Red Fox, his father's murderer. Written by DEFA Film Library See less
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Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich (novel) (screenplay)
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Feb 18, 1966 (East Germany)

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35 cast members
Name Known for
Gojko Mitic
Tokei-Ihto Tokei-Ihto   See fewer
Jirí Vrstála
Red Fox Red Fox   See fewer
Rolf Römer
Tobias Tobias   See fewer
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Major Smith Major Smith   See fewer
Gerhard Rachold
Leutnant Roach Leutnant Roach   See fewer
Jozef Majercík
Tschetansapa Tschetansapa   See fewer
Jozef Adamovic
Tschapa Tschapa   See fewer
Milan Jablonský
Donner vom Berge Donner vom Berge   See fewer
Jozo Lepetic
Bill (as José Lepetic) Bill (as José Lepetic)   See fewer
Ruth Kommerell
Tashina Tashina   See fewer
Kati Székely
Vinonah Vinonah   See fewer
Zofia Slaboszowska
Mongschongschah Mongschongschah   See fewer
Slobodanka Markovic
Sitopanaki (as Slabodanka Markovic) Sitopanaki (as Slabodanka Markovic)   See fewer
Hans Finohr
Hawandschita Hawandschita   See fewer
Adolf Peter Hoffmann
Matotaupa (as A.P. Hoffmann) Matotaupa (as A.P. Hoffmann)   See fewer
Martin Tapák
Schonka Schonka   See fewer
Horst Kube
Thomas Thomas   See fewer
Sepp Klose
Tashunka-Witka Tashunka-Witka   See fewer
Henry Hübchen
Young Man (uncredited) Young Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Dietmar Richter-Reinick
Günter Schubert (voice) (uncredited) Günter Schubert (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Werner Schulz-Wittan
Major Smith (voice) (uncredited) Major Smith (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Heinz Suhr
Hawandschita (voice) (uncredited) Hawandschita (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Gerry Wolff
Tashunka-Witka (voice) (uncredited) Tashunka-Witka (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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