Black Eagle of Santa Fe(German:Die Schwarzen Adler von Santa Fe) is a 1965West GermanandItalianinternational co-productionwestern filmdirected byAlberto CardoneandErnst Hofbauer.
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| Cinematography | Hans Jura |
| Edited by | Herbert Taschner |
| Music by | Gert Wilden |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
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| Language | German |
Story
editRanch workers disguised as soldiers murder Indians in order to stir up trouble with the whites so the rancher can claim their land.
Plot
editLandowner Morton wants to expand his property because he knows about oil deposits under the Indian territory. Settlers also come to the area, as a peace treaty with theComanchesprovides security. Disguised as soldiers, Morton has his men attack the Indians. Black Eagle, the chief of the Comanche, then digs up the hatchet. After a bloody raid, the village's surviving settlers seek shelter in the nearby fort commanded by Captain Jackson. Due to the peace treaty, however, the garrison is undermanned and Jackson is unable to act. He hires trapper Clint McPherson to investigate the cause of the Indian uprising, uncovering Morton's deceitful plan, which he tells Black Eagle. He and the Indians arrive at the fort just in time to assist the soldiers and settlers against the attack by Morton's men.
Production
editJack Lewisrecalled thatRon Ormondasked him to write a draft of a script based on a magazine story calledFort Disasteradding Indians, cavalry andFrankandJesse James.When Ormond passed on the screenplay, Lewis retitled his screenplayMassacre Mountainand gave it to his agent Ilse Lahn Waitzerkorn[1]who several years later leased his script toConstantin Film.[2]The Germans used the screenplay to bring backTony Kendallas Black Eagle fromThe Pirates of the Mississippiwith his frequent film partner Brad Harris. Joining Harris was his future wifeOlga Schoberováwho appeared with Harris inMassacre at Marble City.
Cast
edit- Brad Harrisas Cliff/Clint McPhearson
- Horst Frankas Blade Carpenter
- Tony Kendallas Chief Black Eagle
- Pinkas Braunas Gentleman
- Joachim Hansenas Captain Jackson
- Werner Petersas Morton
- Ennio Girolami(as Thomas Moore) as Tom Howard/Slim James
- Edith Hanckeas Cora Morton
- Joseph Eggeras Buddy
- Serge Marquandas Brad Howard/Chet 'Blacky'James
- Olga Schoberováas Lana Miller
- Jacques Bézard(as Jackie Bezard) as Pasqual
- Ángel Ortiz as Sergeant
- Annie Giss as Madam
- Lorenzo Robledoas courier
Reception
editBlack Eagle of Santa Fe is considered a contemporary homage to theKarl May film adaptations.[3]
References
edit- ^"Ilse Lahn Waitzenkorn".24 November 1992.
- ^Lewis, C. Jack (2002).White Horse, Black Hat: A Quarter Century on Hollywood's Poverty Row.Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. pp. 108–109.ISBN978-1-4617-3108-5.
- ^"The Black Eagle of Santa Fe (Die Schwarzen Adler von Santa Fe)".spaghetti-western.net.Retrieved19 April2014.
the film clearly follows the model of the Winnetou series
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