The Last Tomahawk or The Last of the Mohicans (German: Der letzte Mohikaner) is a 1965 Western adventure film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor and Marie France.[1] It was a co-production between France, Spain and West Germany. It is loosely based on James Fenimore Cooper's 1826 novel The Last of the Mohicans, with the setting moved forward more than a century to the American West of the post-Civil War-era. Another version Fall of the Mohicans was made the same year.

The Last Tomahawk
Film poster
GermanDer letzte Mohikaner
Directed byHarald Reinl
Written by
Based onThe Last of the Mohicans
by James Fenimore Cooper
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyErnst W. Kalinke
Giuseppe la Torre
Edited byHermann Haller
Music byPeter Thomas
Production
companies
  • International Germania Film
  • Cine-Produzioni Associate
  • Balcázar Producciones Cinematográficas
Distributed byConstantin Film
Release date
  • 17 April 1965 (1965-04-17)
Running time
92 minutes
Countries
  • West Germany
  • Spain
  • Italy
LanguageGerman

It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Andalucia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Jürgen Kiebach.

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References

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  1. ^ Simmon, Scott (2003). The Invention of the Western Film: A Cultural History of the Genre's First Half Century. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press. p. 365. ISBN 0521555817. OCLC 1035759871.
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