The adventures of Kit Bellew and his friend Shorty during the gold fever at the end of the 19th century.
Acting
Dean Reed's bizarre charisma as the Red Elvis
Production
East Germany faking Alaska with Baltic grit
Costume
Questionably authentic 1890s Klondike fashion
Director
Konrad Petzold
Dean Reed
Kit Bellow
Rolf Hoppe
Shorty
Renate Blume
Joy Gastell
Siegfried Kilian
Louis Gastell
Manfred Krug
Wild Water Bill
Monika Woytowicz
Lucille Arral
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Slavovitz
Hannjo Hasse
Captain Consadine
Hans Lucke
Colonel Bowie
Willi Schrade
Großgewachsener
Lothar Schellhorn
Sprecher
Ralph Boettner
Big Burke
Gerry Wolff
Shunk Wilson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dean Reed was dubbed the 'Red Elvis'—an American singer who became a massive star in Eastern Bloc countries after becoming disillusioned with US politics during the Vietnam War.
DEFA studios built their 'Alaska' in East Germany and Bulgaria, using the Baltic coast for Klondike river sequences.
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