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Debuting on Blu-ray in the UK for the first time on 21 September 2026 as part of The Masters of Cinema Series, this strictly Limited Edition of 2,000 copies is housed in a deluxe hardbound slipcase and accompanied by an exclusive collector's booklet.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA close relation to the Spaghetti Western, \u003cem\u003eIndianerfilme \u003c\/em\u003e(later called “Red Westerns” due to their politics)\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewere some of the most popular genre movies produced by East Germany’s state-operated film studio, \u003cstrong\u003eDEFA\u003c\/strong\u003e. Focusing on the struggles of indigenous tribes against European settlers, they disrupted the frontier myths central to the American Western and made a bonafide superstar of \u003cstrong\u003eGojko Mitić\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose appearances in a long line of action-packed Westerns for DEFA\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003emade him one of the most famous faces in Europe. Mitić stars in all four of the films presented here: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChingachgook the Great Serpent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFatal Error\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eApaches\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlood Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on James Fenimore Cooper’s \u003cem\u003eThe Deerslayer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChingachgook the Great Serpent \u003c\/em\u003esees the eponymous Mohican set out to rescue his kidnapped bride-to-be (\u003cstrong\u003eAndrea Drahota\u003c\/strong\u003e) with the help of a hunter known as Deerslayer (\u003cstrong\u003eRolf Römer\u003c\/strong\u003e). In \u003cem\u003eFatal Error\u003c\/em\u003e, Native Americans living at the foot of the Rocky Mountains come to regret doing business with the corrupt Wyoming Oil Company. \u003cem\u003eApaches \u003c\/em\u003efollows a young warrior as he sets out to avenge the massacre of his tribe at the hands of a ruthless mercenary (\u003cstrong\u003eMilan Beli\u003c\/strong\u003e). Finally, \u003cem\u003eBlood Brothers \u003c\/em\u003estars \u003cstrong\u003eDean Reed\u003c\/strong\u003e – an actor and singer-songwriter nicknamed the “Red Elvis” – as an American deserter who comes to fight alongside a Native American tribe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing the enormous success of \u003cem\u003eThe Sons of Great Bear \u003c\/em\u003ein 1966, East Germany’s series of \u003cem\u003eIndianerfilme \u003c\/em\u003eremained popular for the next two decades, finding enthusiastic audiences throughout Central and Eastern Europe and even as far afield as Cuba. The \u003cstrong\u003eMasters of Cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e Series is thrilled to present a selection of DEFA’s “Red Westerns” on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLIMITED EDITION TWO-DISC BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES*:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition of 2,000 copies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited edition hardbound slipcase and interior packaging featuring new artwork by Colin Murdoch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll four films presented in 1080p HD from restorations by the DEFA Foundation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal German soundtracks | Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew audio commentary on \u003cem\u003eApaches \u003c\/em\u003eby film historian Michael Brooke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eSinging Cowboy \u003c\/em\u003e– new interview on Dean Reed and \u003cem\u003eBlood Brothers \u003c\/em\u003ewith East German cinema expert Seán Allan, co-editor of \u003cem\u003eRe-Imagining DEFA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eOld West, New Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e – new video essay on depictions of American history in DEFA’s Indianerfilme by Western scholar Jenny Barrett, author of\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eShooting the Civil War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArchival musical performance by Dean Reed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition collector’s book featuring part one of a new extended essay on the history of the DEFA \u003cem\u003eIndianerfilme \u003c\/em\u003eby Lee Broughton, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Euro-Western\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* \u003cem\u003eAll extras subject to change\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"EUREKA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48013081575598,"sku":"EKA70641","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/f3b4ffa8-5f35-49f5-8af0-fa7a4a9ef932.jpg?v=1782228891","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/products\/eastern-trails-the-western-at-defa-masters-of-cinema-limited-edition-two-disc-blu-ray-pre-order-21-september-2026","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}