The Man They Called Horse - Part 2

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Movie
German title The Man They Called Horse - Part 2
Original title The Return of a Man Called Horse
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1976
length 117 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Irvin Kershner
script Jack DeWitt
production Terry Morse Jr.
music Laurence Rosenthal
camera Owen Roizman
cut Michael Kahn
occupation
chronology

←  Predecessor
A man they called horse

Successor  →
triumph of the man they called horse

The Man They Called Horse - Part 2 (The Return of a Man Called Horse) is a 1976 American western and a sequel to the film A Man They Called Horse, but this time it is far from its qualities were. Directed by Irvin Kershner , the screenplay was written by Jack DeWitt . 1983 followed with the triumph of the man they called horse, the conclusion of the film series.

action

Five years have passed since Lord John Morgan returned to his pompous country estate in England after being captured as a hunter in the American wilderness by the Sioux tribe of the Yellow Hands and later respected as a member of their community; However, a cruel Shoshone attack killed his Indian wife and many of his friends, so that he ultimately decided in favor of civilization. But life in his homeland causes him a lot of annoyance despite his obvious wealth and a fiancé named Jill: He misses “the power of the great spirit” and explains to his butler that he will cross the Atlantic again.

Meanwhile, the Yellow Hands have fared badly; A group of white trappers , with the support of the Rickaree, has built a trading post reminiscent of a fort in their area and chased away, killed or enslaved the relatively incapable of defense. The leader of the bad bunch is a certain Zenas Morro, his deputy is a villain called Gryce who is powerful in the Lakota language. When Morgan arrives in the woods he is familiar with, he finds them deserted, and his search leads him to the fort in question. Morro suspects that the stranger, who is both dodgy and resolute, is a snoop from the Hudson's Bay Company and, after he walks away, orders the murder . But Gryce is overwhelmed by the battle-hardened Englishman in the wooded terrain and killed shortly afterwards in self-defense; however, Morgan could not find out where his Yellow Hands were.

Only after wandering through the region again does he finally meet the old Indian Elk Woman, whom he previously knew, who then gives the all-clear to her tribal companions who have been hiding. Now Shunkawakan (in the Lakota language: horse) is also greeted by Chief Lame Wolf and his son Standing Bear and begins to distribute presents that they have brought with them. But the joy about it only lasts for a short time, because the medicine man Raven considers the presents, which also include a few weapons, to be inappropriate in view of the dire plight of the tribe and keeps them for later use as an offering. From conversations with Elk Woman, Morgan learns of the latest events and the desperate situation of her people, and the returnees want to organize a resistance. But Raven does not allow himself to be negotiated for the time being, and so Morgan undergoes the "sun dance" ritual - unlike the "sun oath" of his first stay with the Yellow Hands, this time he is not pulled up by ropes, but the in the breast stuck pegs made of eagle claws towards the end of the dance lasting several days, in which some young Indians of the tribe also take part, appears no less painful.

Raven takes an approaching thunderstorm as an opportunity to cut his eyes, but Morgan's courage and that of the young Thin Dog convince the chief that improvement is possible. And in fact, the subsequent buffalo hunt is quite successful, on this occasion even the attack of a few rickaree is repelled and one is captured. Morgan and Lame Wolf are now looking for personnel reinforcements from the great Sioux chief Red Cloud for an attack on the fort, but the latter does not believe in any fraudulent intentions of Morro and only mocks the supplicants. So Morgan organizes the battle preparations with his own hands, in which women and young people are included. Shortly before the attack, one of the Indian women succeeds in stealing some explosive powder in the fort, which Morgan transforms into throwing bombs. While the Indian women attack the surprised Rickaree, the attack begins, which is crowned with success - Morro and his cronies are killed, the trading post is blown up. Better times begin again for the Yellow Hands, and Lord Morgan aka Shunkawakan is now staying with them for good.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on 19 August 1976, the sequel is a " study of self-indulgence " ( " a study in self-indulgence "). The plot is - compared to the length of the film - " thin ", what the " ominous " music, which tries to make the events more meaningful, does not change anything.

"Initially striving for historical accuracy, the film eventually evolves into a song of praise to the virtue of the white man, who at the end appears as a redeemer figure."

- Lexicon of international film

backgrounds

Richard Harris was active here for the second and last time together with the also already in A Man Called Horse participating Sandy Howard as executive producer (the other film in this function was previously published in 1976 drama Echoes of a Summer ).

The film was shot in Custer State Park in South Dakota , England and Mexico .

George Lucas said after seeing the film that it was better than the first film. As a result, Irvin Kershner was hired to direct The Empire Strikes Back .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Film review by Roger Ebert, accessed November 20, 2007
  2. ↑ The Man They Called Horse - Part 2. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  3. ^ Filming locations for The Return of a Man Called Horse, accessed November 20, 2007
  4. Jump up ↑ This and That for The Return of a Man Called Horse, accessed November 20, 2007