Dethroned by Vinnetou: A Socialist Film’s Unexpected Popularity

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It is the first western produced by West Germany. Source: Shutterstock

Although Jock Mahoney gained some notoriety as Tarzan, he was unable to break through in Hollywood as he wished. Rex Reason landed the role just a few weeks before filming began and his fee was much lower than others. In addition, he could not ride a horse at all, had a minimum of dialogues and considered the whole project dubious, he agreed only because of Mahoney’s participation.

The real star of the cast was the British-Czech actor Herbert Lom in the role of bandit Cornel Brinkley. He was charging considerably higher fees than Reason,and he wasn’t entirely sure about the whole project either.However, he did not revisit the film for the next several decades. He saw the film for the first time only in 2004 at the festival in Zlín and was pleasantly surprised by the result.

A couple who were just getting to know each othre

Today’s viewers may notice an interesting detail. Mahoney and Reason have only a few scenes together in the film, and their coexistence seems somewhat uncertain.The famous acting chemistry between them is missing, which we can see in the later works. It was their very first venture together and they hardly knew each other.

Yugoslavian wilderness rather of american prairies

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