BLOOD BROTHERS

Blutsbrüder – German title
Freres de sang – French title
Frati de cruce - Romanian title
Braca po krvi – Yugoslavian title
Blood Brothers – English title

A 1975 East German production [DEFA (Pottsdam-Babelsburg)]
Producer: Gerrit List
Director: Werner W. Wallroth
Story: Wolfgang Ebeling, Dean Reed
Screenplay: Wolfgang Ebeling, Dean Reed
Dialogue: Hans-Joachim Wallstein
Cinematographer: Hans Heinrich [ORWO color]
Music: Karl-Ernst Sasse
Song: “Love Your Brother” sung by Dean Reed
Running time: 100 minutes

Cast:
Harmonica - Dean Reed
Hard Rock - Gojko Mitic
Fawn - Gisela Freudenberg
Joe - Jörg Panknin
Bill Simmons - Iurie Darie (Eberhard Mellies)
Big Fred - Cornel Ispas (Corneliu Ispas)
Grey Elk - Toma Dimitru
Servierin - Sina Fiedler
lieutenant - Manea Alexandru
Mrs. von Simmons - Eugenia Bosânceanu
guests - Pedro Hebenstreit, Fred Ludwig
barkeeper - Joachim Schönitz
fat woman - Elena Sereda

In 1864, American soldiers massacre a Cheyenne village at Sand Creek. Disgusted by the massacre, Harmonica, one of the soldiers, deserts the army but is captured by the Indians. At first, the Cheyenne hold him responsible for the murder of the wife and son of their Chief Grey Elk, but soon Harmonica obtains the tribe's confidence. Thus Harmonica learns about the lies of the white men about the allegedly wild Indians and become friends with his former adversary Hard Rock. Later Harmonica even marries Fawn, Hard Rock's sister. When the tribe is attacked again Fawn is murdered by the white men. Harmonica is able to capture the men responsible but is not able to take bloody revenge. Disillusioned and broken, Harmonica abandons himself to alcohol. But when Grey Eagle is captured Harmonica finally comes to his senses. He rescues his friend, whereupon Hard Rock and Harmonica become blood brothers. Together, they continue to fight for the oppressed Cheyenne.

You Tube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9_IHjb2R14