MONTANA TRAP

Potato Fritz – German title

Zwei gegen Tod und Teufel – German title

Massacre em Condor Pass – Brazilian title

Massacre en Condor Pass – French title

Ta katharmata tis megalis sfagis – Greek title

Massacre a Condor Pass – Italian title

Syv kors i Montana – Norwegian title

Proschyot leitenant Sleida – Russian title

Montanafällan – Swedish title

Klopka u Montani – Yugoslavian title

Montana Trap – English title

A 1975 West German production [Schamoni Eucent (Munich)]

Producer: Peter Schamoni

Director: Peter Schamoni

Story: Paul Hengge

Screenplays: Paul Hengge

Cinematography: Jost Vacano, Wolf Wirth (Wolfgang Wirth) [Technicolor]

Music: Udo Jürgens (Udo Bockelmann), Anton Dvořák

Song: “He’s a Friend of Mine (The Ballad of Potato Fritz)” sung by David Hess

Running time: 96 minutes

Cast:

Potato Fritz/Captain Henry Ebedard Jansen – Hardy Krüger (Franz Krüger)

Bill Ardisson – Stephen Boyd (William Millar)

James Wesley – Arthur Brauss (Artur Brauss)

Martin Ross – Frederick Ledebur (Friedrich von Ledebur-Wicheln)

Sergeant Stark – Paul Breitner

Martha Comstock – Diana Körner

Jane Antrim – Christiane Gött

Lisutenant Slade – Anton Diffring (Alfred Pollack)

Reverend Cavenham – Peter Schamoni

Smoothie Nestler – Dan van Husen

Sleeve – David Hess

Soldier – Pit Schröder

Miner - Rainer Basedow

Bear cub – Henry

With: Luis Barboo, Heinrich Starhemberg (Heinrich von Starhmeberg), Malachy McCourt, Helmet Brasch, Carl Rapp, Bob Simmons (Robert Simmons), Eva Bergamanova, Meg Clancy, Francesca Kruger (Francesca Marazzi), Gonzalo Cañas, Robert Chase, Raúl Castro, Jesus Fernández (Jesus Martinez), Jorge Gleser, Juan José Maján, Vidal Molina (Mariano Molina), Desmond Thompson, David Thompson (David Thomson), Fernando Villena

Potato Fritz and his friends have moved from Germany to the American Wild West in 1850, settling eventually in the Rocky Mountains. They are besieged by what appear to them to be hostile Native Americans. Before too long, it becomes clear that the hostiles are in fact a gang of gold thieves. Fritz and his friends then set out with the help of soldiers from nearby Fort Lane to put an end to the organized gangsters.

[Asked about his remembrances of the film my friend Dan van Husen replied, “The director Peter Schamoni asked me to drive his new big BMW limo to Madrid and after 6 weeks to drive it back again. I really enjoyed that, I love big cars. We all went to the football games at the Real Madrid stadium as Paul Breitner was one of our guest stars, was a great footballer (soccer player). Stephen Boyd did not look well, David Hess, Arthur Brauss, Anton Diffring and I had a good time.”]

YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWy3YtWN1vc