Storyline
This rather unconventional Western movie is set in the middle of the 19th century in Arizona. The film portrays an Indian tribe, the Mimbreno Appacheans, who are celebrating their Thanksgiving, building an irrigation plant, carrying on commerce, and trying to settle down in a rather constricted territory. But the confrontation with the white Americans changes their situation as the mercantile "gentlemen" want to prevent the Indian tribe to become independent from the white men′s business practices. Thus, they destroy the irrigation plant and chase the Indian tribe in an inhospitable territory where they cannot survive. Led by their chief Ulzana, the Appacheans thus start a bitter fight to preserve their habitat.
Cast & Crew
Gojko Mitić
Ulzana
Lead
Renate Blume
Leona
Rolf Hoppe
Captain Burton
Colea Răutu
Nana
Paul Berndt
Wardley, Tucson-Reiter
Amza Pellea
General Crook
Fred Delmare
Bob Tribolett
Alfred Struwe
Aldrigton
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gottfried Kolditz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Ulzana is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
