In the summer of 1898, a small group of German compatriots head into the hostile northern interior of British Columbia in search for gold at the height of the Klondike Gold Rush.In the summer of 1898, a small group of German compatriots head into the hostile northern interior of British Columbia in search for gold at the height of the Klondike Gold Rush.In the summer of 1898, a small group of German compatriots head into the hostile northern interior of British Columbia in search for gold at the height of the Klondike Gold Rush.
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- 2 nominations total
- Prosecutor of Carl
- (as Terry Lewis)
- Man in Saloon
- (as Jim Christy)
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Much of the acting is the same quality as what might be expected when a group sits around the table reading the script for the first time. Some acting is better than that. Even if the acting isn't all that good, the story is good, if you like this sort of thing. I wasn't all that entertained but this just isn't my type of movie.
Though this is supposedly set in 1896, a lot of the "music" sounds more like 1996. It might actually be appropriate but so much of it seems like just noise. Several scenes do benefit from an eerie new age sound that could actually have been performed during the time period, enhancing a very dismal atmosphere. Rossmann does play the banjo, but not nearly enough. He's pretty good, meaning real.
The scenery is beautiful. Some areas don't have trees and don't look quite as good, but that doesn't mean it's not still impressive. Personally I like the trees better than what looks like desert.
I forgot to look for the statement that no animals were harmed. Assuming there was one, a couple of horses do some good stunt work. Or at least someone does a good job of making it look like a horse had an impressive fall.
The movie doesn't quite live up to its title, but it's not too bad, I guess.
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- TriviaFilmed entirely in daylight harvesting.
- GoofsBefore Joseph Rossmann runs into the wilderness they have 5 horses then when they break camp and leave they have only 3. However because the group didn't know what happened to Joseph (alive or dead?) they purposely left his horses with his gear in the event he returned.
- Quotes
Gustav Müller: [Speaking in German, with English subtitles, to the group at a campfire] Let's drink to a successful voyage.
Wilhelm Laser: Müller, we'd agreed on a bare minimum of provisions.
Gustav Müller: There's no need for pettiness, Laser. No one could object to a good beer. The sooner we've drunk it, the lighter my load will be. Here's to the gold. It's waiting for us.
- SoundtracksNun ade, du mein lieb Heimatland
Music Traditional
Lyrics by August Disselhoff
Performed by Lars Rudolph
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $2,435,010
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1