Synopse
The East coast of the USA, 1740: English troops are trying to snatch the colonies held by the French and involve the local Indians in the conflict. When the daughter of a chief is kidnapped by another tribe, Chingachgook (Gojko Mitić) and his friend Wildtöter [Deerslayer] set out on a dangerous mission to free her. Above all, he wants to convince his fellow Indians of one thing: that the war of the whites is not their war. The film is the equivalent to the popular West German series of Karl May films and is based on a story from the Leatherstocking Tales of James Fenimore Cooper, which enjoyed huge popularity in the 1950s in the GDR. The film versions starring Gojko Mitić were also extremely successful.
Info
Original Title: Chingachgook, die große Schlange
International Title: Chingachgook, The Great Snake
Category: -
Section: DDR Deluxe
Version & Subtitles: German OV
Director: Richard Groschopp
Screenplay: Wolfgang Ebeling, Richard Groschopp
Cast/Protagonists: Gojko Mitic, Rolf Römer, Lilo Grahn, Helmut Schreiber, Jürgen Frohriep
Production country: German Democratic Republic
Year of Production: 1967
Length: 91 min
Production company: DEFA Studio für Spielfilme
Cinematography: Otto Hanisch
Editor: Helga Krause
Music: Wilhelm Neef
Production Design: Paul Lehmann
World Sales: Deutsche Kinemathek
Distributor: Deutsche Kinemathek
