Jonathan of the Bears

Jonathan of the Bears aka Jonathan degli orsi
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Directed by	Enzo G. Castellari
Starring	Franco Nero
Music by	Aleksandr Belyayev Fabio Costantino Clive Riche Knifewing Segura
Cinematography	Mikhail Agranovich
Edited by	Alberto Moriani
Release dates	1993 (1993)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Italy Russia
Language	Italian

Jonathan degli orsi (internationally released as Jonathan of the Bears) is a 1993 Italian spaghetti western film directed by Enzo G. Castellari. It was coproduced and filmed in Russia, where it was released as Месть - белого индейца (Revenge of the White Indian).

Plot

Young Jonathan Kowalski hides in a cave when a bunch of criminals kills his family. Hereby he meets a little bear. The two orphans live together until Jonathan gets picked up by a friendly tribe of Indians. Being raised as the chief's stepson he's respected and takes a squaw named Shaya. When he thinks he's got it all, the tycoon Fred Goodwin finds oil in the soil of his tribe. Still haunted by not having been able to rescue his original family Jonathan decides to protect his clan against the Fred Goodwin and his mercenaries. His enemies finally capture and crucify him. Jonathan is soon rescued by the son of African slaves.

Cast

• Franco Nero: Jonathan
• Igor Alimov: Jonathan, as a boy
• John Saxon: Fred Goodwin
• Floyd Red Crow Westerman: Tawanka
• David Hess: Maddock
• Rodrigo Obregón: Kaspar
• Ennio Girolami: Goodwin's mercenary
• Bobby Rhodes: Williamson
• Marie Louise Sinclair: Madam of a brothel
• Boris Khmelnitsky: the religious mercenary
• Knifewing Segura: Chatow

See also

• List of Italian films of 1993

External links

• Jonathan of the Bears at IMDb