Death of Injun Joe (TV)

Moartea lui Joe Indianul – Romanian title

La mort de Joe L’Indien – French title

Smrt Joa Indiana – Czechoslovakian title

Śmierć Indianina – Polish title

Smrt Indijanca Dzoa – Yugoslavian title

Death of Injun Joe – English title

A 1967 Romanian, French, West German co-production [Studioul Cinematografic Bucuresti

(Bucharest), Franco London Film (Paris, ZDF)]

Producer: Henry Deutchmeister, Stefan Barcara, Willy Pickardt, Walter Ulbrich

Director: Mihai Iacob, Wolfgang Liebeneiner

Story: “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

Screenplay: Mihai Iacob, Walter Ulbrich

Cinematography: Ovidiu Gologan, Robert Lefebvre [color]

Music: Vladimir Cosma

Running time: 80 minutes

Cast:

Tom Sawyer – Roland Demongeot

Huckleberry Finn – Marc Di Napoli

Injun Joe – Jacques Bilodeau

Becky Thatcher – Lucia Ocrain

Aunt Polly – Lina Carstens

Judge Thatcher – Roland Armontel

Muff Potter – Otto Ambros

Sheriff – Emil Liptac

Dobbins - Maurice Tyenac (Maurice Garros)

Windy - Mario Verdon

Widow Douglas - Marcela Russu

Lawyer - Fory Etterle

Pastor - Nicolae Gardescu

With: Ion Dichiseanu, Dorin Dron, Ileana Dunareanu, Jean-Lorin Florescu, Gheorghe Novac, Theo Partisch, Dominic Stanca, Mihai Berechet (Berechet Ionescu), Serge Hubert

The town of Hannibal, Missouri on the Mississippi River was in a state of excitement and fear after a murder has been committed by Injun Joe, whom everyone hated, but feared. Dr. Potter had been accused of the murder and he faced the death penalty. When Tom Sawyer testified in court and exposed the true killer and Potter was acquitted. He becomes the hero of the day and soon he and Becky Thatcher Finn manage to track down the bandit Windy and who has stolen Injun Joe’s treasure. They find the treasure while lost inside a deep system of caverns. The treasure is returned to the townspeople and Injun Joe meets his fate when his partners in crime come for their share.                   

This is the second part of a Romanian TV mini-series ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ which was shown in 11 episodes total. Some of the episodes were combined and edited and released as films in Romania.