---
title: 'The Sons of Great Bear (1966)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Josef Mach'
released: '1966-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'German Democratic Republic'
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sons-of-great-bear-1966'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061057/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sons of Great Bear (1966)

1966 · 92 min · Western · German Democratic Republic, Germany

Original title: Die Söhne der großen Bärin

## Synopsis

The Sons of Great Bear is a 1966 East German Western film, directed by the Czechoslovak filmmaker Josef Mach and starring the Yugoslav actor Gojko Mitić in the leading role of Tokei-ihto. The script was adapted from the eponymous series of novels by author Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich, and the music composed by Wilhelm Neef. The picture is a revisionist Western, pioneering the genre of the Ostern, and emphasises the positive portrayal of Native Americans, while presenting the Whites as antagonists. It is one of the most successful pictures produced by the DEFA film studio, known for its series of "Indian films".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Josef Mach](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-mach)
- **Screenplay:** [Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/liselotte-welskopf-henrich)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wilhelm Neef](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilhelm-neef)
- **Producer:** [Hans Mahlich](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-mahlich)
- **Editor:** [Ilse Peters](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilse-peters)

## Cast

- [Gojko Mitić](https://cinepixo.com/people/gojko-mitic)
- [Jozef Adamovič](https://cinepixo.com/people/jozef-adamovic)
- [Helmut Schreiber](https://cinepixo.com/people/helmut-schreiber)
- [Jiři Vršťala](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-vrstala)
- [Martin Ťapák](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-tapak)
- [Dietmar Richter-Reinick](https://cinepixo.com/people/dietmar-richter-reinick)
- [Blanche Kommerell](https://cinepixo.com/people/blanche-kommerell)
- [Rolf Römer](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolf-romer)
- [Rolf Ripperger](https://cinepixo.com/people/rolf-ripperger)
- [Brigitte Krause](https://cinepixo.com/people/brigitte-krause)
- [Hannjo Hasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/hannjo-hasse)
- [Günter Schubert](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunter-schubert)
- [Hans Hardt-Hardtloff](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-hardt-hardtloff)
- [Herbert Dirmoser](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-dirmoser)
- [Gerhard Rachold](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerhard-rachold)

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