Ulzana (film)

Ulzana is a 1974 western film directed by Gottfried Kolditz and starring Gojko Mitic as Ulzana, Renate Blume and Rolf Hoppe. It is a Red Western, made as a co-production between East Germany, Romania and the Soviet Union.

Synopsis
After the events of Apachen (1973), the film is set in Arizona during the 19th century and depicts the struggle for independence of an Indian tribe (the Mimbreno Appacheans) led by war chief Ulzana against Captain Burton, a corrupt army officer who lusts after Ulzana's wife, and has been hired by White American merchants to expel the Indians from the land.

Production
The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinz Röske. It was shot on location in Romania and Uzbekistan.