{"product_id":"sons-of-great-bear-the-uk-import-region-b-blu-ray","title":"Sons of Great Bear, The (UK Import Region B BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KKGR8_x2RIc?si=DrUfIre07Tqg1SRZ\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUK Import. Blu-Ray disc is Region B locked, will only play on All Region Blu-Ray players.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the mid-1960s, Westerns had become extremely popular in West Germany due to a series of films adapted from the novels of Karl May. In response, DEFA – the state-operated studio of East Germany or the GDR – made its own film set in the Old West\u003ci\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBut\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sons of Great Bear\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewasn’t just designed to compete with West German genre films – it was also intended as a pointed corrective to the American frontier myth, pitting its Native American protagonists against violent white settlers in a battle for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdapted from Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich’s book series of the same name,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sons of Great Bear\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003estars Gojko Mitić as Tokei-Ihto, a Native American warrior belonging to a Dakota tribe. As a young man, Tokei-Ihto witnesses his father’s murder at the hands of Jim Fred Clark (Jiří Vršťala), alias “Red Fox,” a scout who suspects there is gold to be found on the Dakota lands. Later, Tokei-Ihto is forced to defend his people from Red Fox as he tries to take possession of the gold by any means necessary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowed by the likes of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrail of the Falcon\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUlzana\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlood Brothers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeverino\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sons of Great Bear\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003emade a star of Gojko Mitić and launched an entire series of Westerns at DEFA, known in East Germany as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndianerfilme\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand historically nicknamed “Red Westerns” due to their socialist politics. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sons of Great Bear\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eon Blu-ray for the first time ever in the UK from an astonishing 2K restoration by the DEFA Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-sku=\"EKA70588\" data-display=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eLimited Edition [2000 copies]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Colin Murdoch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sons of Great Bear presented in 1080p HD from a 2K restoration of the original camera negative by the DEFA Foundation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English subtitles, newly revised for this release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew audio commentary by Western scholar Jenny Barrett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorld Wide West – new discussion of The Sons of Great Bear in a global context with Austin Fisher, author of Radical Frontiers in the Spaghetti Western\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHomelands – new video essay on the depiction of Native American life in The Sons of Great Bear by Lee Broughton, author of The Euro-Western\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEyewitness Report on The Sons of Great Bear – archival newsreel featuring a report on the making of DEFA’s first Western\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Masters of Cinema trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal theatrical trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Eureka Entertainment (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44652209602760,"sku":"EKA70588","price":45.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/sonsofgreatbearbd3d.jpg?v=1748824583","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/sons-of-great-bear-the-uk-import-region-b-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}