The Sons of Great Bear

The Sons of Great Bear German Die Shne der groen Brin literally, The Sons of the Great SheBear is a 1966 East German Western film, directed by the Czechoslovak filmmaker Josef Mach and starring the Yugoslav actor Gojko Miti in the leading role of Tokeiihto. The script was adapted from the eponymous series of novels by author Liselotte WelskopfHenrich, and the music composed by Wilhelm Neef. The picture is a revisionist Western, pioneering the genre of the Ostern, and emphases on the positive portrayal of Native Americans, while presenting the Whites as antagonists. It is one of the most successful pictures produced by the DEFA studio.

Two years later, Tokeiihto is the war chieftain of the Oglalas Bear Band and one of Crazy Horses commanders in the Great Sioux War. He raids a resupply column sent to a U.S. Army fort, but brings the commanders daughter Katie Smith to her father unharmed, requesting to negotiate peace. Major Smith turns him down, and one of his officers tries to shoot the chieftain, who then surprises the soldiers and singlehandedly destroys their munitions depot.The warriors return to their camp victorious. Red Fox arrives, offering a peace treaty. Tokeiihto is sent to negotiate. Smith demands they settle in a reservation. When Tokeiihto rejects the offer, he is imprisoned. The Bear Band are brutally forced to resettle. ........

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