Carlos (1971)
1h 42m
Running Time
November 20, 1971Release Date
Plot.
In the Southwest of 1915 Carlos backs an intended uprising of the common countymen against his father Phillip, a despotic landowner who exploits the rural poors in his silver mines. But Carlos' indecision and his love for his young and beautiful stepmother leads into a failure.
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Cast & Crew.
Bernhard Wicki
Philipp
Gottfried John
Carlos
Anna Karina
Clara
Geraldine Chaplin
Lisa
Horst Frank
Ligo
Thomas Hunter
Sabi Dorr
Ebba Kaiser
Lorenza Colville
Shaike Ophir
Reuven Shefer
Hans W. Geißendörfer
Director / Writer
Hans Gailling
ProductionDesigner
Ernst Brandner
Music
Friedrich Schiller
Story
Bernd Fiedler
Writer
Details.
Wiki.
Carlos is a 1971 West German Western television film, which has transplanted the story of Friedrich Schiller's play Don Carlos from 16th century Spain to a 1915 American Western style environment. According to some, the setting should be somewhere in southern Europe, while others claim it is somewhere in the southwestern United States. Due to complicated contracts and shooting problems, it never had the theatrical release that was intended, and was instead shown on German TV.
It was directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer, who also wrote the screenplay, and stars Gottfried John and Anna Karina. The film was shot in Eilat in Israel, with several Israelis participating in smaller roles and as extras.