Old Shatterhand (1964)

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

Writers:

Karl May (by), Ladislas Fodor (screenplay)

Stars:

Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Daliah Lavi

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lex Barker	...	Old Shatterhand
Pierre Brice	...	Winnetou
Daliah Lavi	...	Paloma
Guy Madison	...	Capt. Bradley
Ralf Wolter	...	Sam Hawkens (as Ralph Wolter)
Gustavo Rojo	...	Cpl. Bush
Rik Battaglia	...	Dixon
Kitty Mattern	...	Rosemary (as Kitty Matern)
Charles Fawcett	...	Gen. Taylor
Mirko Ellis	...	Joe Burker
Bill Ramsey	...	Timple
Nikola Popovic	...	Sheriff Brandon (as Nicol Popovic)
Tom Putzgruber	...	Tom Kampendijk
Joe D'Amato	...	Col. Hunter (as Jim Burke)

Storyline

A peace treaty between the United States government and the Apaches is about to be signed in Washington. However, a gang of outlaws plan to sabotage the peace process in order to prevent the signing of a treaty. This way, the gang stands to benefit from illegally grabbing Indian lands for themselves. To execute their plan, the outlaws use the Comanche tribe of Chief Big Bear to attack White settlements, stagecoaches and wagon trains and blame the attacks on the Apache. Comanche warriors kill farmers and plant evidence by leaving dead Apache at the scene. These incidents convince the local Army commander, General Taylor, that Apaches are to be blamed. Unconvinced, legendary scout Old Shatterhand meets with his friend, Apache Chief Winnetou, to investigate. Winnetou insists that his tribe wants peace and is not behind the attacks on the Whites. General Taylor meets Winnetou and Old Shatterhand to listen to their account. The general agrees to allow the two guests investigate the ...

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Plot Keywords:

murder of a child | frame up | framed for murder | character name as title | italo western | 

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Taglines:

Der große Freiheitskampf der Apatschen!

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Genres:

Western | Adventure

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Details

Country:

West Germany France Italy Yugoslavia

Language:

German English

Release Date:

5 June 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

Old Shatterhand

Filming Locations:

CCC-Atelier, Spandau, Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

DEM 5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Central Cinema Company Film (CCC), Serena Film, Critérion Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (35 mm prints) 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Winnetou (1963)

User Reviews

This is no genuine Karl May

Unfortunately this movie is very bad. It is written poorly by people who have never read Karl May. It is filmed pretty badly, too. After the success of "Winnetou I" the other big german producer, Brauner, wanted to make some money out of this "milkcow", too. But like all the other movies he then made after books of Karl May (and I have seen them all), the movies were hastily produced and turned out to be worse than those of his competitor. Even the costumes seem to be made for a dude ranch. There's only one or two scenes that are fun to watch, the rest is just boooring. Take my advice and spare yourself the time. Watch "Der Schatz im Silbersee" instead.