Blood Brothers (1975 film)
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| Directed by | Werner W. Wallroth |
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| Cinematography | Hans Heinrich |
| Edited by | Helga Emmrich |
| Music by | Karl-Ernst Sasse |
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| Distributed by | DEFA |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | East Germany |
| Language | German |
Blood Brothers (German: Blutsbrüder) is a 1975 East German Western film directed by Werner W. Wallroth and starring Dean Reed, Gojko Mitic, and Gisela Freudenberg.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Heinz Röske and Marlene Willmann. It was made by the state-controlled DEFA company.
- Dean Reed as Harmonika
- Gojko Mitic as Harter Felsen
- Gisela Freudenberg as Rehkitz
- Jörg Panknin as Joe
- Cornel Ispas as Big Fred
- Iurie Darie as Bill Simmons
- Sina Fiedler-Engel as Servierin
- Alexandru Manea as Leutnant
- Eugenia Bosânceanu as Frau von Simmons
- Toma Dimitriu as Grauer Elch
- Pedro Hebenstreit as 2.Gast
- Fred Ludwig as 1.Gast
- Joachim Schönitz as Barkeeper
- Elena Sereda as Dicke Frau
Reception
In a 2007 article describing a Goethe-Institut event highlighting various Dean Reed films, Washington City Paper described the film as "pretty lousy" but recommended it to fans of "preening pretty boys, Elvis knockoffs, or cowboy-and-Indian flicks where everyone speaks German."[2]
