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Ulzana
Directed byGottfried Kolditz
Written by
  • Gottfried Kolditz
  • Gojko Mitic
  • Hans-Joachim Wallstein
Produced byDorothea Hildebrandt
Starring
CinematographyHelmut Bergmann
Edited byChrista Helwig
Music byKarl-Ernst Sasse
Production
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Distributed byProgress Film
Release date
  • 16 May 1974 (1974-05-16)
Running time
91 minutes
Countries
  • East Germany
  • Romania
  • Soviet Union
LanguageGerman

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 the 1973 film Apachen.[2]

Synopsis

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Set in 19th-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

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  • 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

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

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References

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  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

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