The Last Valley (1971) on Netflix
In 1643, the Thirty Years' War has devastated Germany's south. The Captain, a mercenary, and Vogel, a former teacher, find a valley the fighting spared and bargain to winter there.
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Plot summary
In 1643, the Thirty Years' War has left south-central Germany in chaos. The Captain commands a mercenary company that fights for whoever pays, whatever their faith, and his soldiers loot the countryside as they march. Vogel, a former teacher, escapes the fighting and comes upon an idyllic mountain valley the war has not touched. He talks the Captain into sparing the village so the band can shelter there through the winter, while famine and plague spread outside. Gruber, the local headman, accepts the best terms he can get. The Catholic priest is furious that the company includes Protestants and unbelievers, but the Captain holds to the agreement. The villagers supply food and shelter, and Erica, Gruber's wife, is taken by the Captain.
Cast
- Miguel Alejandroas Julio
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Last Valley (1971)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Actor Martin Miller collapsed and died on set in Austria before the production had even shot its first scene.
- The Last Valley had the biggest budget ABC Pictures had given any film up to that point, with Michael Caine paid $750,000 and Omar Sharif $600,000.
- Despite being one of the most popular films at the British box office in 1971, The Last Valley lost the studio more than $7 million overall once distribution costs were deducted.
- Michael Caine built his German character's voice by listening to dialect records nonstop for days, then chose to play a German trying to speak perfect English rather than doing a stereotyped German accent.
