Ulzana (film)

Ulzana
Directed by	Gottfried Kolditz
Written by	Gottfried Kolditz Gojko Mitic Hans-Joachim Wallstein
Produced by	Dorothea Hildebrandt
Starring	Gojko Mitic Renate Blume Rolf Hoppe
Cinematography	Helmut Bergmann
Edited by	Christa Helwig
Music by	Karl-Ernst Sasse
Production companies	DEFA Filmstudio Bucuresti Mosfilm
Distributed by	Progress Film
Release date	16 May 1974 (1974-05-16)
Running time	91 minutes
Countries	East Germany Romania Soviet Union
Language	German

Ulzana is a 1974 western film directed by Gottfried Kolditz and starring Gojko Mitic as Ulzana, Renate Blume and Rolf Hoppe. It is a Red Western, made as a co-production between East Germany, Romania and the Soviet Union. ^[1] It is a sequel to 1973 film Apachen. ^[2]

Synopsis

Set in 19^th century Arizona, the film depicts the conflict between the Mimbreno Apacheans, led by war chief Ulzana, and Captain Burton, a corrupt army officer employed by White American merchants to remove the tribe from the land. ^{[3] [4]}

Cast

• Gojko Mitic as Ulzana
• Renate Blume as Leona
• Rolf Hoppe as captain Burton
• Colea Rautu as Nana
• Amza Pellea as general Crook
• Fred Delmare as Bob Tribolett, the saloon waiter
• Alfred Struwe as Aldrigton, Tucson's mayor
• Dorel Iacobescu as Hackii
• Dinu Gherasim as the colonel
• Dan Sandulescu as Buuly, the army scout
• Hannjo Hasse as the gentleman from Washington
• Werner Dissel as the Mexican doctor
• Fritz Mohr as sergeant Winter
• Paul Berndt as John Richard Wardley, the rider from Tucson
• Klaus Gehrke as Ball, the postmaster
• Holger Eckert as Cayrol, the bank director
• Walter Wickenhauser as Howard, the owner of 'Tucson Evening Star'

Production

The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinz Röske. It was shot on location in Romania and Uzbekistan.

See also

• Ulzana's Raid (another film featuring the historical figure of Ulzana)

References

1. Ivanova p.264
2. Ulzana (1974) | MUBI . Retrieved 31 August 2025– via mubi.com.
3. Ulzana (1974) | MUBI , retrieved 27 March 2024
4. Ulzana (1974) , retrieved 27 March 2024

Bibliography

• Mariana Ivanova. Cinema of Collaboration: DEFA Coproductions and International Exchange in Cold War Europe. Berghahn Books, 2019.

External links

• Ulzana at IMDb