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1. Winnetou: The Red Gentleman (1964)
94 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Forester, a ruthless oil baron, wants to create a war between the native American tribes and the white men. Old Shatterhand, Winnetou and their sidekick Castlepool try to prevent this.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Anthony Steel, Karin Dor
Votes: 3,567
2. Treasure of the Aztecs (1965)
101 min | Adventure, Western
Dr. Karl Sternau supports the Mexican national president Juarez against the army of Austrian Maximilian who have occupied the country. Karl and Juarez hope to fund their fight with the recently discovered, legendary treasure of the Aztecs.
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Lex Barker, Gérard Barray, Rik Battaglia, Michèle Girardon
Votes: 633
3. Winnetou & Old Shatterhand (2016)
117 min | Drama, Western
Apache chief Winnetou forms a friendship with a German immigrant rail road engineer Karl May, named afterwards Old Shatterhand.
Director: Philipp Stölzl | Stars: Nik Xhelilaj, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Jürgen Vogel, Milan Peschel
Votes: 1,018
4. Winnetou (1963)
91 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
When violent conflict breaks out between greedy railroaders and a tribe of Mescalero Apaches, only two men, destined to be blood brothers, can prevent all-out war: chief's son Winnetou and German engineer Old Shatterhand.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Marie Versini, Mario Adorf
Votes: 4,614
5. The Treasure of the Silver Lake (1962)
82 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
In their first cinematic adventure, Apache chief Winnetou and mountain man Old Shatterhand pursue a gang of murderous outlaws who will stop at nothing to find the legendary treasure of Silver Lake.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Pierre Brice, Lex Barker, Herbert Lom, Götz George
Votes: 3,631
6. Pyramid of the Sun God (1965)
102 min | Western, Adventure
Crooked Captain Verdoja captures Sternau and tortures him to reveal the whereabouts of the Aztec treasure. At the same time scheming Count Rodriganda has got that information from the rightful heiress and enters the pyramid of the sun god.
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Lex Barker, Gérard Barray, Rik Battaglia, Michèle Girardon
Votes: 570
7. Flaming Frontier (1965)
G | 93 min | Adventure, Western
Old Surehand and Old Wabble are trailing a killer, but on the way they also intervene in a dispute between the Comanche and the settlers.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Stewart Granger, Pierre Brice, Larry Pennell, Letícia Román
Votes: 1,688
8. Winnetou: The Last Shot (1965)
Approved | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Western
Rollins' gang wants to grab land by inciting the settlers in a war against the Indians but Winnetou and Old Shatterhand try to keep the peace, until Rollins frames Winnetou up for the murder of Jicarilla Chief's son.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Rik Battaglia, Ralf Wolter
Votes: 2,880
9. Wild Kurdistan (1965)
95 min | Adventure
In Kurdistan Ahmed, the sheikh's son of Halef's Bedouin tribe, is captured by the Turkish governor's militia. Kara Ben Nemsi and Halef try to rescue him and re-meet Sir David Lindsay who is venturing to help a lady in distress.
Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Lex Barker, Marie Versini, Ralf Wolter, Djordje Nenadovic
Votes: 685
10. Winnetou und sein Freund Old Firehand (1966)
98 min | Western, Adventure
Firehand and his Apache friend Winnetou are determined to get justice for the murder of four young braves. They set off to track down the gang responsible for the horrendous act.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Pierre Brice, Rod Cameron, Marie Versini, Todd Armstrong
Votes: 1,370
11. The Young Chief Winnetou (2022)
103 min | Adventure, Family, Western
Winnetou's tribe is in dire straits. There is a threat of famine as the all-important buffalo herds are now failing. As the headman's son, young Winnetou wants to prove to his father ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Marzuk | Stars: Mika Ullritz, Milo Haaf, Lola Linnéa Padotzke, Mehmet Kurtulus
Votes: 216
12. Winnetou and the Crossbreed (1966)
G | 90 min | Western, Adventure
On her b-day, settler's daughter Apanatschi receives her father's secret gold mine but greedy neighboring prospectors resort to murder and kidnapping in order to get the gold, forcing the girl and her brother to seek Winnetou's protection.
Director: Harald Philipp | Stars: Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Götz George, Uschi Glas
Votes: 1,723
13. Old Shatterhand (1964)
89 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Renegades trying to get the army to abandon their fort get the Indians addicted to whiskey, then convince them to attack and drive out the soldiers.
Director: Hugo Fregonese | Stars: Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Daliah Lavi, Guy Madison
Votes: 1,808
14. The Valley of Death (1968)
89 min | Western, Adventure
An army gold shipment and its escort vanish in the Ozarks, prompting accusations of theft and desertion but frontiersman Old Shatterhand and Apache chief Winnetou help solve the mystery of the missing army gold.
Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Rik Battaglia, Karin Dor
Votes: 1,628
15. The Oil Prince (1965)
Approved | 89 min | Western, Adventure
Apache Chief Winnetou and scout Old Surehand team-up to assist a wagon-train of settlers who are threatened by the machinations of an unscrupulous crook known as the Oil Prince.
Directors: Harald Philipp, Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Stewart Granger, Pierre Brice, Harald Leipnitz, Macha Méril
Votes: 1,599
16. Amongst Vultures (1964)
Approved | 98 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Outlaws disguised as Indians commit crimes against settlers but Winnetou and Old Surehand are determined to unmask the bandits and keep the peace between settlers and Indians.
Director: Alfred Vohrer | Stars: Pierre Brice, Götz George, Elke Sommer, Stewart Granger
Votes: 1,818
17. The Yellow One (1964)
118 min | Adventure
When a villain named "the Shoot" terrorizes the constituents of Albanian country, which he rules. Heroic Kara Ben Nemsi (Lex Barker), and his sidekick are the only ones who can stop him
Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Lex Barker, Marie Versini, Ralf Wolter, Rik Battaglia
Votes: 919
18. Winnetou - Der letzte Kampf (2016)
123 min | Western
Winnetou and Old Shatterhand are close to establish peace between settlers and natives, only to come across more obstacles. A dark secret lies beneath Apache land threatening its future.
Director: Philipp Stölzl | Stars: Nik Xhelilaj, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Iazua Larios, Milan Peschel
Votes: 491
19. Winnetou - The Legend Lives (2016)
Action, Adventure, Western
In the three films, the friendship of the German immigrant Karl May alias Old Shatterhand and the Apache chief Winnetou is told as an adventure in America's Wild West.
Stars: Wotan Wilke Möhring, Nik Xhelilaj, Iazua Larios, Milan Peschel
Votes: 51
20. The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake (1990)
84 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Director: Günter Rätz | Stars: Gerd Grasse, Henry Hübchen, Dieter Wien, Victor Deiß
Votes: 51
21. Kingdom of the Silver Lion (1965)
95 min | Adventure
The Governor has survived the showdown of the previous adventure: He libels Kara and has him arrested. Kara is forced to fight for his life in an ordeal by battle while the Governor besieges a mountain sect who guard a legendary treasure.
Director: Franz Josef Gottlieb | Stars: Lex Barker, Marie Versini, Ralf Wolter, Sieghardt Rupp
Votes: 493
22. Legacy of the Incas (1965)
100 min | Adventure, Western
During the 1800s, Peru's government sends 2 envoys to negotiate peace with the rebellious Incas but a treasure-hunter bandit shoots the Inca ruler and his son, leaving the 2 envoys to take the blame for it.
Director: Georg Marischka | Stars: Guy Madison, Rik Battaglia, Heinz Erhardt, Chris Howland
Votes: 230
23. Winnetou II (1966 TV Movie)
70 min | Adventure
Directors: Udo Langhoff, Wulf Leisner | Stars: Heinz Ingo Hilgers, Gisela Gressmann, Harry Walther, Tilo Weber
24. Karl-May-Spiele: Old Surehand (2003 TV Movie)
Adventure, Western
He is the best marksman in the Wild West, but also a man whose past is shrouded in mystery: Old Surehand. Restlessly, the young hunter has been roaming the prairie for years to finally ... See full summary »
Director: Norbert Schultze Jr. | Stars: Gojko Mitic, Dunja Rajter, Wayne Carpendale, Joshy Peters
25. Winnetou le mescalero (1980– )
52 min | Western
Stars: Pierre Brice, Eric Ho, Jean-Claude Deret, Carlos East
Votes: 103
26. Winnetous Rückkehr (1998 TV Movie)
171 min | Western
Winnetou has survived and now lives in the hills. He doesn't want to see other people, but when a group of settlers and a befriended tribe of Indians are threatened by some bandits, he comes to help.
Director: Marijan David Vajda | Stars: Pierre Brice, Candice Daly, Pierre Semmler, Tobias Hoesl
Votes: 233
27. WinneToons - Die Legende vom Schatz im Silbersee (2009)
80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
When train robber Brinkley and his gang of desperadoes kidnap Winnetou's sister and steal a treasure map Winnetou and Old Shatterhand follow the outlaws and confront them at the famed Silver Lake where the treasure is said to be hidden.
Director: Gert Ludewig | Stars: Christian Tramitz, Cosma Shiva Hagen, Thomas Fritsch, Sascha Draeger
Votes: 68
28. Der Löwe von Babylon (1959)
120 min | Adventure
Kara and Halef investigate an official who actually is a notorious arms dealer. This crook imprisons his own adopted son and the son's lover as well as eccentric Sir David Lindsay and a German professor, prompting Kara to free them.
Directors: Johannes Kai, Ramón Torrado | Stars: Georg Thomalla, Helmuth Schneider, Theo Lingen, Mara Cruz
Votes: 60
29. Winnetou - Das Geheimnis vom Silbersee (2016)
94 min | Western
In the second part of the german remake of the Winnetou films, Old Shatterhead and Winnetou get forced to search for the precious in the silver sea by their evil opponent El Mas Loco.
Director: Philipp Stölzl | Stars: Wotan Wilke Möhring, Nik Xhelilaj, Fahri Yardim, Milan Peschel
Votes: 535
30. Die Sklavenkarawane (1958)
99 min | Adventure
In the Upper Nile region Kara and Halef fight the slave trader Abu El Mot. When their caravan is attacked they are captured, escape and free beautiful Senitza from a Harem. But Abu El Mot kidnaps her, with Kara and Halef in hot pursuit.
Directors: Georg Marischka, Ramón Torrado | Stars: Viktor Staal, Georg Thomalla, Theo Lingen, Mara Cruz
Votes: 75
31. Karl May (1992– )
306 min | Biography
Stars: Henry Hübchen, Florian Knorn, André Wiedner, Petra Kelling
Votes: 15
32. Karl-May-Spiele: Unter Geiern - der Geist des Llano Estacado (1998 TV Movie)
Western
In the endless expanse of the Llano Estacado, a ruthless band of gangsters is up to no good: The Llano-Vultures. The bandits kill the Comanche chief Tevua-Schohe and thus stir up the ... See full summary »
Director: Jürgen Lederer | Stars: Gojko Mitic, Horst Janson, Patricia Frey, Wulf Mey
33. Old Surehand (1965 TV Movie)
75 min | Adventure
Young adventurer Old Surehand who is in pursuit of his father's killer is about to be tortured at the stake in the Comanche camp when his friends Winnetou and Old Shatterhand come to the rescue with their Apache braves.
Directors: Udo Langhoff, Wulf Leisner | Stars: Heinz Ingo Hilgers, Harry Walther, Klaus Hagen Latwesen, Hellmuth Kirchner
34. Wunderland (1983 TV Movie)
85 min | Fantasy, Music
Director: Bob Rooyens | Stars: Gustl Bayrhammer, Roberto Blanco, Pierre Brice, Hans Clarin
35. Die Teufelsanbeter (1921)
Adventure
Director: Marie Luise Droop | Stars: Carl de Vogt, Meinhart Maur, Tronier Funder, Bela Lugosi
Votes: 24
36. Durch die Wüste (1936)
88 min | Adventure
Kara poses as a doctor to get close to the known murderer Abu Seif who also has kidnapped the daughter of Malek, a friend of Halef's. Halef falls in love with Malek's other daughter while they venture into a holy (and forbidden) city.
Director: J.A. Hübler-Kahla | Stars: Fred Raupach, Heinz Evelt, Erich Haußmann, Aruth Wartan
Votes: 58
37. Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi (1973–1975)
25 min | Adventure
The adventures of Kara Ben Nemsi and Halef Omar in the Orient.
Stars: Karl Michael Vogler, Heinz Schubert, Will Danin, Joachim Regelien
Votes: 61
38. Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses (1920)
Adventure
Director: Josef Stein | Stars: Carl de Vogt, Meinhart Maur, Gustav Kirchberg, Dora Gerson
Votes: 17
39. Das Buschgespenst (1986 TV Movie)
168 min | Crime, Drama
In a Saxon border town Angelika is caught between two suitors, poor weaver Eduard and wealthy Fritz, when a secretive stranger appears and starts investigating a fire in which the ranger's son was killed twenty years back.
Director: Vera Loebner | Stars: Rolf Ludwig, Kurt Böwe, Marianne Wünscher, Detlef Gieß
Votes: 37
40. Winnetou (1953 TV Movie)
Adventure
Theatrical production of the Karl-May-Spiele Bad Segeberg (Karl-May-Festival Bad Segeberg), filmed for broadcast. Later got re-staged in 1957 and 1971.
Directors: Udo Langhoff, Robert Ludwig | Stars: Gerhart Lippert, Klaus Hellmold, Achim Schmidtchen, Curt Bock
41. Präriejäger in Mexiko (1988)
85 min
Stars: Helmut Schellhardt, Leon Niemczyk, Anna Maria Petrova, Wilfried Pucher
Votes: 36
42. Unter Geiern (1967 TV Movie)
45 min | Adventure
Directors: Udo Langhoff, Wulf Leisner | Stars: Heinz Ingo Hilgers, Harry Walther, Manfred Reddemann, Günter Geiermann
43. Im Tal des Todes (1980 TV Movie)
74 min | Adventure
Director: Harry Walther | Stars: Thomas Schüler, Jürgen Lederer, Claus Wilcke, Chris Howland
44. Durchs wilde Kurdistan (1978 TV Movie)
67 min | Adventure
Directors: Udo Langhoff, Harry Walther | Stars: Gerhart Lippert, Jürgen Feindt, Marita Kaempfe, Christina Colombo
45. Winnetou II (1976 TV Movie)
Adventure
Directors: Udo Langhoff, Harry Walther | Stars: Thomas Schüler, Rüdiger Rotter, Gerd D. Samariter, Raimund Harmstorf
46. Karl-May-Spiele: Winnetou und Old Firehand (2008 TV Movie)
Western
Directors: Krystian Martinek, Thomas Fenske | Stars: Erol Sander, Alexander Wussow, Maike von Bremen, Beatrice Richter
Votes: 5
47. Mit Karl May im Orient (1963– )
28 min | Adventure
Kara and his companion Halef are pursuing Hamd el Amasat, the murderer of business man Galingré. When they arrive at the dangerous Salt Lake they meet the droll archaeologist Sir David Lindsay and his beautiful secretary, Nelly.
Stars: Jerka Borosch, Harry Walther, Osman Ragheb, Eduard Wiemuth
Votes: 12
48. Winnetou I (1976 TV Movie)
85 min | Adventure
Directors: Udo Langhoff, Harry Walther | Stars: Thomas Schüler, Rüdiger Rotter, Gerd D. Samariter, Raimund Harmstorf
49. Karl-May-Spiele: Der Schatz im Silbersee (2001 TV Movie)
104 min | Western
The ancients tell that centuries ago a tribe lived in immense wealth. When the end of the tribe was near, the wise men sank the sacred treasure of their ancestors into the waters of a ... See full synopsis »
Director: Norbert Schultze Jr. | Stars: Gojko Mitic, Horst Janson, Dolly Dollar, Arthur Brauss
50. Karl-May-Spiele: Unter Geiern - Der Sohn des Bärenjägers (2004 TV Movie)
90 min | Western
Director: Norbert Schultze Jr. | Stars: Patrick Bach, Jochen Baumert, Christoph Bobe, Ben D. Bremer