Lederstrumpf
Also known as Lederstrumpfs Abenteuer, 1. Teil: Der Wildtöter und Chingachgook, 2. Teil: Der letzte Mohikaner in Germany; The Deerslayer and Chingachgook in the USA : [The Last of the Mohicans]
(1920) Germany
B&W : Feature film
Directed by Arthur Wellin
Cast: Emil Mamelok [Lederstrumpf], Bela Lugosi [Chingachgook], Herta Héden [Judith Hutter], Gottfried Krause [Tom Hutter], Eduard Eysenck [Worley], Margot Sokolowska [Wah-ta-Wah], Kurt Rottenburg [Magua], Erna Rehberger [Judith Hutter], Willy Schröder [Hartherz], Egon Söhnlein [Colonel Munro], Heddy Sven [Cora Munro], Wenkhaus [Alice Munro]
Luna-Film Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung production. / Scenario by Robert Heymann, from the novel The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper. Assistant director, Kurt Rottenburg. Set design by Erhard Brauchbar, Kurt Rottenburg and Richard Skowronnek Jr. Cinematography by Ernst Plhak. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in Germany in two parts. The film was released in the USA by Selznick in 1923. A print of the film was recovered by a private film collector in the 1990s. The novel was previously filmed as The Deerslayer (1913). The novel was subsequently filmed as The Last of the Mohicans (1920).
Drama: Historical.
Survival status: Prints exist in private film collections [16mm reduction positives].
Current rights holder: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung [Germany]; Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Authors: James Fenimore Cooper - Native Americans: Mohican tribe - USA
Listing updated: 5 September 2022.
References: Everson-Western p. ?; Limbacher-Feature p. 59 : Website-Filmportal; Website-Wikipedia.
Home video: DVD.
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