Monday, January 16, 2012

THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS


L’ultimo dei Mohicani – Italian title
Uncas, el fin de una raza – Spanish title
El ultimo de los mohicanos – Spanish title
La chute des Mohicans – Belgium title
Viimeinen mohijaani – Finnish title
Le dernier des Mohicans – French title
Kederstrumpf – der ketzte Mohikaner – German title
O teleftaios ton Moikanon – Greek title
Des siste Mohikanen – Swedish title
Fall of the Mohicans – English title
The Last of the Mohicans – English title

A 1965 Italian, Spanish, French co-production [ItalCaribe Cinematografica (Rome), Eguiluz Films (Madrid)]
Producers: Angelo Faccenna, Marius Lesoeur
Director:Mathew Kane (Mateo Jiménez)
Story: “The Last of the Mohicans” by James Fenimore Cooper (James Kent Cooper)
Screenplay: Alain Baudry, Vinicio Marinucci
Cinematography: Mike Mila (Miguel Fernández Mila), Carlo Carlini [Eastmancolor, CinemaScope]
Music: Bruno Canfora, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Running time: 85 minutes

Cast:
Duncan Edward – Jack Taylor (George Randall)
Hawkeye – Luis Induni (Luigi Radicci)
Unkas – Daniel Martin (José Martinez)
Colonel Munro – Paul Muller (Paul Mueller)
Cora Munro – Sara Lezana (Sarita Minguez)
Alice Munro – Barbara Lloyd (Maria Gentilini)
Cunning Fox – José Manuel Martin (José Pérez)
Chingachgook – Joseph Marco (José Davo)
Tamerind – Carlos Casaravilla (Carlos Rios)
Commandant – Lorenzo Robledo
Captain Pitt -   Pedro Rodríguez de Quevedo
Higgins – Alfonso del Real
Doctor  – Rufino Inglés (Rufino Garcia)
Indian - José Villasante
Marquis Montcalm - Pastor Serrador (Heriberto Serrador)
Assistants to the Marquis – Modesto Blanch, Pedro Fenollar
With: José Riesgo (José Cortina)


During the French and Indian War, the Marquis Montcalm lays siege to a fort, commanded by Colonel Munro, where the adventurous Alice and Cora, daughter of Colonel have just arrived assisted by Chingachgook the last of the Mohicans, and his son, Uncas, and the hunter Hawkeye. The repeated attacks of the French first lead Munro to evacuate the wounded along with his daughters, then to surrender. Meanwhile the fugitives fall into the hands of the traitor Sly Fox and Chingachgook, Uncas and Hawkey intervene on their behalf. Unfortunately Uncas is killed during the victorious battle with Cunning Fox.

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