Die Söhne der Großen Bärin
The Sons of Great Bear
The Sons of Great Bear is a film about the unrelenting fight for freedom
of the Dakota tribe at a time when almost every other Indian tribe had yielded to the white man. A young chief decides to
lead his people away from the reservations and take the Sons of Great Bear to a new life in Canada. The road is arduous, their
enemies dog their heels, the sacrifice they have to make is huge and only a few tribes will reach the land where a new life
can begin. Good guys (the Indians) and bloodthirsty villains (the white settlers) in this ‘righteous Western’ peek from behind
the Iron Curtain to convince the people of the Eastern Bloc of the boons of the system they live in. (Miroljub Vuckovic)
Director's Biography
JOSEF MACH, 1909-1987, Tschechoslowakei. Mach war Schauspieler,
Drehbuchautor und Regisseur. Bekannt wurde er mit Die Söhne der Grossen Bärin. Er drehte Filme in den unterschiedlichsten
Genres: Polit-Drama, Komödie, Märchen und Western.
Filme (Auswahl): Revolte im Dorf (Upheavals in the Village, 1949), Ratzek findet Anschluss (Ratzek Gets Connected, 1950), Bittere Liebe (Bitter Love, 1958), Schwarze Panther (Black Panthers, 1966), Dem Narbengesicht auf der Spur (Scarface on Your Trail, 1971), Ein stiller Amerikaner in Prag (A Quiet American in Prague, 1977)
Filme (Auswahl): Revolte im Dorf (Upheavals in the Village, 1949), Ratzek findet Anschluss (Ratzek Gets Connected, 1950), Bittere Liebe (Bitter Love, 1958), Schwarze Panther (Black Panthers, 1966), Dem Narbengesicht auf der Spur (Scarface on Your Trail, 1971), Ein stiller Amerikaner in Prag (A Quiet American in Prague, 1977)
Special
· Eröffnungsfilme | Opening Films 2011
Josef Mach
DDR 1966
color
98
minutes
German version
Screenplay
Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich
Cinematography
Jaroslav Tuzar
Editing Ilse
Peters
Sound/Sounddesign Bernd Gerwien
Music Wilhelm Neef
With
Gojko Mitić, Jiri Vrstala, Rolf Römer, Hans Hardt-Hardtloff, Gerhard Rachold