Die Söhne der großen Bärin (1966)

Die Söhne der großen Bärin (1966). 1h 32m

“Letu0026#39;s try to write this review in style. I do not argue whether u0026quot;Sons of Great Bearu0026quot; (1966) by DEFA is great Movie or not. Itu0026#39;s first in row from Gojko Miticu0026#39;s franchise in Indian Films based mostly on writings by Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich. You can check in Wikipedia who that woman is. Despite some inconsistencies, she was true German from a beaten generation after the fall of Third Reich in Germany. I wouldnu0026#39;t buy talks that she was Communist because such was reality in those Cold War times. If you donu0026#39;t put your signature under collaborative statement you wouldnu0026#39;t be allowed to travel abroad. Thus you remain peasant and ignorant, period. I myself lived through those times and never was Communist.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSecond thing about the Movie. Since I doubt whether Americans or other English speaking people have watched Gojko Miticu0026#39;s films and I will reiterate again. Very successful spaghetti western with typical German stamina. The hero is Winnetou type undefeatable macho, imaging the noble but dyeing Indian heathen. In the final scene in battle of honor Tokei-Ihto kills his enemy Red Fox (the white, Fred Clark) then liquidates about 20 adversaries with single pistol and escapes. This is typical Karl May scenario and Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich was his staunch student. The chief Tokei-Ihto or u0026quot;Stone Hornu0026quot; is imaginary taken from Indian painting by George Catlin. But other Sioux chiefs like Tashunka Witko (Crazy Horse) and Tatanka Yotanka (Sitting Bull) are real personages. They were massacred in Nebraska during Wounded Knee Incident (1890). Sioux tribe was put in Black Hill reservation and a branch D(L)akota lead by Tokei-Ihto fled to Canada (unreliable sources).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNow letu0026#39;s go to the book trilogy by Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich. I wouldnu0026#39;t even imagine say that this was unworthy effort. She studied history and anthropology for 20 years plus before u0026quot;Die Sohne der Grossen Barinu0026quot; appeared in 1951. Courtesy to success of the book she wrote two prequels – u0026quot;Harka, der Sohn des Hauptlingsu0026quot; (1962) and u0026quot;Top und Harryu0026quot; (1963) which treat earlier periods of life for Harka / Tokei-Ihto. But u0026quot;Sons of Great Bearu0026quot; is finale and could be read alone. In such order they appeared in Bulgarian, a bulk of 1500 pp. and favorite novels for youths. I am not aware whether this great trilogy, rival to Winnetou adventures, is published in English. Probably not, which is a loss.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSee, folks, the Indians from Winnetou and Tokei-Ihto series bear German hearts and if you donu0026#39;t understand the undying German spirit you are in great trouble. I talk this to Nationalists all around the world now-a-day. Donu0026#39;t throw Globalization in the garbage bin. Otherwise, you risk standing in position like Jack Nicholson yelling – u0026quot;You canu0026#39;t handle the truthu0026quot; – in Few Good Men. See You …”