Fall of the Mohicans

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Fall of the Mohicans
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Directed byMateo Cano
Written by Alain Baudry
Vinicio Marinucci
Produced byAngelo Faccenna
Marius Lesoeur
Starring Jack Taylor
Paul Muller
Sara Lezana
CinematographyMiguel Fernandez Mila
Edited byAntonio Gimeno
Music by Bruno Canfora
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Production
companies
Eguiluz Films
Ital Caribe Cinematografica
Distributed byI.E. International Cinehollywood
Release date
  • 20 August 1965 (1965-08-20)
Running time
85 minutes
CountriesSpain
Italy
Language Italian

Fall of the Mohicans (Spanish : Uncas, el fin de una raza/ Uncas, The End of a Race, or Italian : L'ultimo dei Mohicani) is a 1965 Spanish-Italian historical western adventure film directed by Mateo Cano and starring Jack Taylor, Paul Muller and Sara Lezana. [1] The film is based on James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans , but made in the style of a Spaghetti Western. It was shot on location in the Tabernas Desert of Almería Another adaptation of the story The Last Tomahawk was released the same year by Germany's Constantin Film.

Contents

Story

In 1757 French troops take Fort William Henry. British Colonel Munro and his two daughters are captured by the Marques of Montcalm and offered to the Huron chief Cunning Fox.

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References

  1. Giusti, Marco (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Oscar Mondadori. ISBN   978-8804572770. OCLC   654628934 . Retrieved 30 December 2011.

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