Die Hölle von Manitoba (the Hell of Manitoba) was a 1953 West German Western. It wasn't shot here and not really set in Manitoba as we know it. It was a generic town in the generic American 'wild west'. Strangely, the title of the English release had the opposite meaning: A Place Called Glory where, it seems, that the town's name is Glory and Manitoba is relegated to some regional reference.
The story follows two gunfighters who meet in a neighbouring town and decide to team up to rid Manitoba / Glory of a particularly bad crime problem. Little do they know that by being the two fastest gunslingers in town they must face each other in a duel to the death at the town's annual celebration.
"Manitoba" was one of five West-German westerns by the same producer and starred former Tarzan actor Lex Barker. To see a video clip from Die Hölle von Manitoba.
Why Manitoba / Winnipeg references ? I've blogged before about Europeans loving stuff called Winnipeg.
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I assume there's some subtle joke I'm missing, since Manitoba was invaded by Germans in "49th Parallel" not Russians... in 1941.
Remember, in 1943, the Russians were our friends. ;-)
Thanks for the correction ! I had hockey on the brain ! Correction made !
Just for the record, Marika Kilius was a(pair) figure skater (won several world & European championships with Hans-Jurgen Baumler)
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