Osceola
Florida, 1830 - Of all eastern Native American tribes, only the Seminoles have resisted being moved to reservations. Having retreated to Florida, they live a simple horticultural life. But white plantation owners, angry at the increasing numbers of black slaves fleeing to Seminole protection, want to take their land. Plantation owner Raynes, in particular, has convinced the military to wipe out the Seminoles. His rival Moore, a sawmill owner from the North who has a Seminole wife, is against slavery and considers it unprofitable. Chief Osceola sees the coming danger; he tries to avoid provoking the whites, but cannot prevent the war that breaks out in 1835.
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Konrad Petzold Director · Günter Karl Writer Walter Püschel Writer
First release June 26, 1971 · Produced in Bulgaria, Cuba, XG, Germany · Production DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, DEFA
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ICAIC
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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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DEFA
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Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos
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Bulgaria · Cuba · XG · Germany
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German
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German
Release dates
XG · June 26, 1971
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
February 19, 1973 · Theatrical
Russia
July 22, 2003 · Physical · DVD, Seypris
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