The Last Command (1962)

Movie
German title	The last command
Original title	Geronimo
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1962
length	102 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Arnold Laven
script	Pat Fielder , Arnold Laven
production	Arnold Laven
music	Hugo Friedhofer
camera	Alex Phillips
cut	Marsh Hendry
occupation
Chuck Connors : Geronimo Kamala Devi : Teela Pat Conway : Capt. William Maynard Armando Silvestre : Natchez Adam West : Lt. John Delahay Lawrence Dobkin : General Crook John Anderson : Jeremiah Burns Enid Jaynes : Huera Ross Martin : Mangus Denver Pyle : Senator Conrad Nancy Rodman : Mrs. Marsh Wallace Earl Laven : Mrs. Burns Eduardo Noriega : Col. Morales Claudio Brook : Mr. Henry Joe Higgins : Kincaide
synchronization

The last command (alternative title His last command , original title Geronimo ) is an American western from 1962. The direction was directed by Arnold Laven , who wrote the script together with Pat Fielder . The film tells the story of the Apache chief Geronimo , who leads the uprising of his tribe after breaking out of the San Carlos Indian reservation .

action

Geronimo (right) and his warriors 1886

In 1883 Geronimo and his warriors surrender to the United States Army . They undertake by contract to only stay in the Indian reservation in San Carlos in the future, which is to belong to them, for which they are to be provided with clothing and food by the United States. When Geronimo finds out that the head of the reservation is breaking the contract and is planning to sell the land to a ranchers, the Apaches break out of the reservation and go to war against the soldiers.

After a long struggle full of privation, the situation seems hopeless for the insurgents. They have hardly any food or ammunition left and are being shot at by the army with a cannon in their position. At that moment Senator Conrad, appointed by the President, appears and makes an offer of peace, which Geronimo accepts.

background

The last command was shot in Mexico . The film was released in the USA on May 1, 1962, and in the Federal Republic of Germany it was released on April 27, 1962.

synchronization

role	actor	Voice actor
General Crook	Lawrence Dobkin	Friedrich Schoenfelder
Jeremiah Burns	John Anderson	Arnold Marquis
Colonel Morales	Eduardo Noriega	Axel Monjé

Reviews

The lexicon of international films assesses the film as " staged as a heroic epic in a magnificent wild west landscape."

Web links

• The last command in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} The last command. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 16, 2017 .  
2. ↑ The last command. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on April 16, 2017 .