In response to Hollywood and West German westerns that East Germany felt promoted capitalist and colonialist values, the government-controlled studio DEFA mounted their highly successful run of Socialist Realist westerns with Native American heroes with THE SONS OF GREAT BEAR about a Oglala Lakota warrior who tries to keep the U.S. Army from moving his people to the reservations and protect the sacred treasure from greedy gold miners.
REVIEW LINK: Eureka Video (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)
THE SONS OF GREAT BEAR Blu-ray specs:
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
- German LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English Subtitles
- Audio Commentary by Western scholar Jenny Barrett
- "World Wide West" interview with Austin Fisher, author of "Radical Frontiers in the Spaghetti Western"
- "Homelands" video essay by Lee Broughton, author of "The Euro-Western"
- "Eyewitness Report" 1965 newsreel on the making of the film
- German Theatrical Trailer
- Masters of Cinema Trailer
- Comes in a limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Colin Murdoch and a collector's booklet featuring new writing on "The Sons of Great Bear" and DEFA’s approach to the Western by Mariana Ivanova, Academic Director of the DEFA Film Library.
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