Movie
Trail of the Falcon
In the latter half of the 19th century, gold is discovered in the Black Hills, sacred land of the Lakota people. Gold diggers, profiteers and adventurers flock to the region. Among them is the hard-hearted land speculator Bludgeon, who tries to expel the Lakota using brutal methods. Lakota warriors retaliate, and soon the gold diggers' town becomes a battlefield.
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Trail of the Falcon opened in theaters June 22, 1968. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
In the latter half of the 19th century, gold is discovered in the Black Hills, sacred land of the Lakota people. Gold diggers, profiteers and adventurers flock to the region. Among them is the hard-hearted land speculator Bludgeon, who tries to expel the Lakota using brutal methods. Lakota warriors retaliate, and soon the gold diggers' town becomes a battlefield.
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Cast
Gojko MitićWeitspähender Falke
Hannjo HasseBludgeon
Barbara BrylskaCatherine Emmerson
Lali MeskhiBlauhaar
Rolf HoppeBashan
Hartmut BeerFletcher
Helmut SchreiberSam Blake
Fred DelmarePeter HilleCredits
- Directed by
- Gottfried Kolditz
- Written by
- Günter Karl
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Original title
- Spur des Falken
- Collection
- Black Hills Collection
Production
DEFA-Studio für SpielfilmeXG
Georgia-FilmRussia