Unter Geiern (1964)

Director:

Alfred Vohrer

Writers:

Karl May (novel)
Eberhard Keindorff (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

November 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Western | Adventure

Plot:

Old Surehand and Winnetou investigate the murders of a mother and daughter. The surviving husband believes...

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Animal In Title | Spaghetti Western | Beautiful Woman | Local Blockbuster

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Stewart Granger	...	Old Surehand
Pierre Brice	...	Winnetou
Elke Sommer	...	Annie Dillman
Götz George	...	Martin Baumann Jr.
Walter Barnes	...	Martin Baumann Sr.
Sieghardt Rupp	...	Preston
Miha Baloh	...	'Reverend' Weller (as Mihail Baloh)
Renato Baldini	...	Judge George Leader
Terence Hill	...	Baker Jr. (as Mario Girotti)
Gojko Mitic	...	Wokadeh (as Georg Mitic)
Louis Velle	...	Gordon
Voja Miric	...	Stewart
Stole Arandjelovic	...	Milton
Djordje Nenadovic	...	Miller (as George Heston)
Dunja Rajter	...	Betsy

Also Known As:

Among Vultures (International: English title) (literal English title)
Frontier Hellcat (USA)
Là dove scende il sole (Italy)
Medju jastrebovima (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
Parmi les vautours (France)
Winnetou und der Bärenjäger (West Germany) (working title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Yugoslavia | Italy | West Germany | France

Language:

German

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:12 | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved

Filming Locations:

CCC-Atelier, Spandau, Berlin, Germany

Company:

Atlantis Films

Goofs:

Factual errors: The film depicted a Shoshone encampment in which a totem pole was prominently displayed amongst the tee-pees. The Shoshone, nomadic in nature, did not have totem poles as part of their tribal culture. The totem pole was found only in cultures of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America (Washington State and British Columbia, Canada).

Movie Connections:

Followed by Winnetous Rückkehr (1998) (TV)

Truly a writer's romantic imagination

I've seen more than several of these Karl May novels adapted for the screen and I'm not yet sure who has the better imagination. Its quite obvious that these are totally unrealistic depictions of ruthless heathens and downright savages trying to be put in a kinder light for whatever purpose that has yet to be explained. When Native American's watch these tall tales I'm sure they laugh even harder than I did. Way too far out of touch with cultural realities. To qualify them as interesting entertainment would be beyond logical reason. Some of the more obvious flaws are using model 94 Winchester rifles way before the time frame they came into being. Then to believe that one could shoot an arrow from mid-flight without aiming is especially difficult for even an expert marksman to comprehend. These films are pure fantasy from the word go. If you have 90 to 100 minutes to spare I'd suggest visiting the many Native American web pages instead and find out the truth about the culture and customs.