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Sing, Cowboy, sing

  • 19811981
  • 1h 26m
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5.8/10
79
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Sing, Cowboy, sing (1981)
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  • Comedy
  • Romance
Joe and Benny are two cowboys are on tour in the Wild West as a singing duo, usually without a penny in their pockets to spare. Joe is a talented rodeo-rider, which fascinates the little gir... Read allJoe and Benny are two cowboys are on tour in the Wild West as a singing duo, usually without a penny in their pockets to spare. Joe is a talented rodeo-rider, which fascinates the little girl Susanne and gives her the wish to have him as a father. Her mother Maria, however, is to... Read allJoe and Benny are two cowboys are on tour in the Wild West as a singing duo, usually without a penny in their pockets to spare. Joe is a talented rodeo-rider, which fascinates the little girl Susanne and gives her the wish to have him as a father. Her mother Maria, however, is to marry the evil, rich farmer Dave. Susanne wants to stop the wedding, so she sneaks aboard... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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  • Director
    • Dean Reed
  • Writer
    • Dean Reed(scenario & screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dean Reed
    • Václav Neckár
    • Kerstin Beyer
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  • Director
    • Dean Reed
  • Writer
    • Dean Reed(scenario & screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dean Reed
    • Václav Neckár
    • Kerstin Beyer
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    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Dean Reed
    Dean Reed
    • Joe
    Václav Neckár
    Václav Neckár
    • Beny
    Kerstin Beyer
    • Susann
    Violeta Andrei
    Violeta Andrei
    • Maria
    Iurie Darie
    Iurie Darie
    • Dave Arnold
    • (as Jurie Darie)
    Stefan Diestelmann
    • Barkeeper
    Helena Ruzicková
    Helena Ruzicková
    • Sheriff von Hiddenjunction
    Jirí Ruzicka
    Jirí Ruzicka
    • Vicesheriff von Hiddenjunction
    Siegfried Seibt
    • Sheriff von Rosecity
    Elke Gierth
    • Silvia
    Ion Dorutiu
      Gertraud Last
        Vlad Radescu
        Vlad Radescu
        Chunn Hsi Kao
        • Chinesischer Koch
        Cristian Sofron
        Mihai Mereuta
        Dan Dobre
        Miron Murea
        • Director
          • Dean Reed
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          • Dean Reed(scenario & screenplay)
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        • Trivia
          Elke Gierth's debut.
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          Featured in Legends of World Cinema: Dean Reed
        • Soundtracks
          Susan
          Performed by Dean Reed

          Music by Karel Svoboda

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        Western for children
        This is another East German foray to cowboy films. I've seen several and so far most of the films have portrayed the plight of Indians in the hands of ruthless white people with genocide in their minds. These films have underlined the capitalistic and imperialistic ways of the western world.

        This film is quite a lot away from those. The few moments of violence is comical (think "Bud Spencer") and while few gunshots are fired they don't hit anyone. There's no Indians and no ideology is shoved down our throats as the earlier, though admittedly better, films did. The banter is mild, acting is intentionally comical, and an obnoxious kid is thrown in to help the protagonists. Every evil character is an exaggerated stereotype - easy for the kids to identify... All in all this is as family friendly as "Little House on the Prairie".

        Quality-wise this is competently made and is quite unspectacular in any sense - any mediocre spaghetti would be a good comparison. The sets and props are mostly OK, the acting is OK, the story is weak. Because Dean Reed was apparently a major country star in his time, he performs a handful of c&w songs, some of them catchy. (hence the Finnish title Preerian Elvis, "Elvis of the prairie", quite apt I'd say) The songs are of course the only moments in the film where English is heard. Everyone speaks of course German and if you're accustomed to subtitled spaghetti westerns the language shouldn't be a problem here either.

        All in all this is not a must-see, more of a curiosity. East German cinema wasn't after all widely seen in its day...

        Most memorable moment: shooting pool on horseback!
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        • Jun 30, 2007

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        • Release date
          • September 8, 1983 (Hungary)
        • Country of origin
          • East Germany
        • Language
          • German
        • Also known as
          • A két rodeós
        • Filming locations
          • East Germany
        • Production company
          • Deutsche Film (DEFA)
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          1 hour 26 minutes
        • Sound mix
          • Mono

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