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JONATHAN OF THE BEARS (1994) Franco Nero/David Hess

1831DVD

The Mega-Rare Enzo Castellari Western based on his original Keoma

original Italian title: JONATHAN DEGLI ORSI

director: Enzo G Castellari
starring: Franco Nero · David Hess · John Saxon · Floyd [Redcrow] Westerman · Clive Riche

A very young boy witnesses his parents' murder in the isolated prairie wilderness. He escapes the massacre and finds solace in a bear den. Later, as he grows up, Jonathan befriends the chief of the Dakota Indians and becomes part of their tribe. When he reaches adulthood, Jonathan embarks on a mission to find the men responsible for his parents deaths. At the same time, he is forced to defend the Indians against an oil baron and his ruthless gang.
Legendary Franco Nero plays Jonathan - a character based on Enzo G Castellari's KEOMA - in this 1994 Spaghetti Western starring Last House of the Left's David Hess during his Euro cinema days (MURDER IN A BLUE LIGHT, CAMPING DEL TERRORE, HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK, et al) before his death in 2011. This film also marks one of 200 starring John Saxon.

An Italian film; fullscreen format (4:3), totally uncut version (87 min.), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on any American machine. Extras include theatrical trailers.

Violence/Adult Situations
For Mature Audiences

$24.95