The Leatherstocking Tales (TV)

Adventures in Ontario – Canadian title

The Deerslayer [part 1] – Canadian title

The Last of the Mohicans [part 2] – Canadian title

The Fort at Beaver River [part 3] – Canadian title

The Prairie [part 4] – Canadian title

Dobrodružství v Ontáriu – Czechoslovakian title

La légende de Bas de cuir – French title

Bas de cuir – French title

Aventure en Ontario – French title

La chasseur de daims [part 1] – French title

Le dernier des mohicans [part 2] – French title

Aventures en Ontatio [part 3] – French title

La prairie [Part 4] French title

Die Lederstrumpf Erzählungen: Der Wildtöter [part 1] – German title

Die Lederstrumpf Erzählungen: Der letzte Mohikaner [part 2] – German title

Die Lederstrumpf Erzählungen: Der Fort am Biberfluß [part 3] – German title

Die Lederstrumpf Erzählungen: Die Prärie [part 4] – German title

Vinatorul de cerbi [part 1] – Romanian title

Ultimo Mohican [part 2] – Romanian title

Adventure en Ontario [part 3] – Romanian title

The Leatherstocking Tales – U.S.A. title

A 1969 Canadian, French, West German, Austria, Romanian co-production television mini-series [ORTF/Teledis (Paris), Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Munich), Buftea (Bucharest)]

Producers: Henry Deutschmeister, Walter Ulbrich

Director: Jean Dreville [parts 1& 3], Sergiu Nicolescu [parts 1 & 3], Pierre Gaspard-Huit [parts 1, 2 & 4]

Story: “Leatherstocking” by James Fenimore Cooper

Screenplay: Paul Andréota, Morris Bessi, Jacques Remy (Jacques Assayas), Walter Ulbrich, Pierre Gaspard-Huit

Cinematography: Mircea George Cornea (Gheorghe Cornea), André Zarra  [color]

Music: George Grigoriu, Robert Mellin (Israel Melnikoff)

Running time: 95 minutes x 4 episodes

Cast:

Nathaniel ‘Natty’ Bumpo/Bas de Cuir/Oeil de Faucon/Leatherstocking – Helmut Lange

Chingachgook – Pierre Massimi

Unkas – David Alexandru (Alexandru David)

Colonel Munro – Otto Ambros

Cora Munro – Loumi Jacobescu

Alice Muro – Sylvia Maas-Lebot (Sybil Maas)

Magua – Ali Rafie

Major Duncan Hayward – Jack Brunet (Jacques Brunet)

David Gamut – Roland Ganemet

Tamerund – Marc Cottel

Kawano – G. Florin

Mabel – Juliette Villard (Josette Chevillard)

Major Dunham – Daniel Crohem

Lieutenant Jasper – Christian Duroc

Muir – Gilbert Normand

Arrowpoint – Czech Szabolcs (Szabolcs Cseh)

Miles Forman – Helmuth Schneider

Ellen Wade – Catherine Jourdan

Paul Hover – Robert Benoit

Doctor Battius – Gabriel Gason (Gabriel Gascon)

Wah-te-Wah – Jackie Lombard

Harry March – Patrick Peuvion

Tom Hutter – Charles Moulin

Judith Hutter – Sophie Agacinski (Jaqueline Agacinski)

Hetty Hutter – Carola Wied (Thekla-Carola Wied)

Weucha – J. P. Compain

Ismael Bush – George Demetru (Dumitro Georgescu)

Abiram Bush – Mricea Pascu

Esther Bush – Victoria Medea

Mathoree – Ion Dichiseanu

Chene Fendu/Split Oak – Colea Ratu (Colea Rutkovshi)

Margie – Simona Bondoc

Batrimul – Nicolae Secareanu

Narrators – Maurice Bessy, Holger Hagen

This 4 part mini-series was based on the writings of  writer James Fenimore Cooper and feature Nathaniel ‘Natty’ Bumpo aka Leatherstockin and his companion Chingachgook. Beautifully photographed and well-acted you can see the influence the Karl May Winnetou films had on this television series. The series was filmed in Romania. The series was released in France and Germany as ‘The Pathfinder’.

Episode list: “The Deer Slayer”, Last of the Mohicans”, “The Fort at Beaver River”, “The Prairie”.

YouTube Film Clip:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYhPnH2UBTk