Osceola (1971)
Genre: Western | Drama
Country: East Germany | Bulgaria | Cuba | Director: Konrad Petzold
Language: German | Subtitles: English (Optional, embedded in Mkv file)
Aspect ratio: Cinemascope 2.35:1 | Length: 104mn
HDTVrip H264 Mkv – 1280×544 – 50fps – 2.76gb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070493/
Florida, 1830 – Of all eastern Native American tribes, only the Seminoles have resisted being moved to reservations. Having retreated to Florida, they live a simple horticultural life. But white plantation owners, angry at the increasing numbers of black slaves fleeing to Seminole protection, want to take their land. Plantation owner Raynes, in particular, has convinced the military to wipe out the Seminoles. His rival Moore, a sawmill owner from the North who has a Seminole wife, is against slavery and considers it unprofitable. Chief Osceola sees the coming danger; he tries to avoid provoking the whites, but cannot prevent the war that breaks out in 1835. Osceola was primarily filmed in Cuba and Bulgaria.
Thanks to Gene for the source!
Hello NLZ,
My sincerest thanks to Gene for providing such a nice English subtitled copy of Osceola and to yourself for uploading his submission to your site.
This is another one I have been searching for with good subtitles for a very long time.
Thank you both again.
Cheers!
You are most welcome ! It’s been awhile, but I think I read (Wikipedia ?) that the main character was a real historical figure, although in reality his fate took a somewhat different turn. Also that there ended up being a succession of three (!) “Seminole Wars”, from which the U.S. Anglos never substantially prevailed. That particular Florida topography must have helped, but this must have been fairly unique within Native American history.