Old Shatterhand

19641964
1h 29m

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.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.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.

6.2/10

1.5K

Director
- Hugo Fregonese
Writers
- Karl May(by)
- Ladislas Fodor(screenplay)
- Robert A. Stemmle(screenplay)
Stars

Top credits

See production, box office & company info

See more at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win

Photos16

Lex Barker and Pierre Brice in Old Shatterhand (1964)

Lex Barker and Daliah Lavi in Old Shatterhand (1964)

Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, and Daliah Lavi in Old Shatterhand (1964)

Director
- Hugo Fregonese
Writers
- Karl May(by)
- Ladislas Fodor(screenplay)
- Robert A. Stemmle(screenplay)
All cast & crew
See more cast details at IMDbPro

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 incidents in order to find the real culprits. In the meantime, he is called to Washington, and he leaves Captain Bradley in charge of the fort. The Captain seems to be prejudiced against the Apache and would do anything to prove that Apaches are behind the attacks against the settlers. Scout Old Shatterhand suspects that Comanches are being paid in alcohol by renegade Whites to attack the settlers and frame the Apaches for these attacks. But with a hostile Captain Bradley in charge of the fort, it will be difficult for Winnetou and his friend Old Shatterhand to find the real culprits and prove that Apaches are innocent. —nufs68

murder of a child frame up framed for murder character name as title italo western 54 more

Taglines
- A Mighty Movie of the West At Its Wildest!
Genres
- Western
- Adventure
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Goofs
For a trick shot where an egg is to be shot out of a boy's hand, nobody seems to care that there are two horses standing behind him in the line of fire, or that the shooter is using a shotgun, which would be highly inappropriate for that sort of trick.

Quotes
Paloma: I want to see the world.
Old Shatterhand: The world is vast, and not always friendly.

Connections
Featured in Freispruch für Old Shatterhand - Ein Dokumentarspiel über den Prozeß Karl Mays gegen Rudolf Lebius (1965)

Top review

9/10

Lonesome men of freedom having difficulties in struggling against the overwhelming power of the foul play of the white man's society and army.

The striking character of this film is its visual beauty and stylish quality of art. Pierre Brice as Winnetou makes an impressing character for his nobility and integrity from beginning to end, and Lex Barker as Old Shatterhand matches him well enough. All the other actors are good as well. It's a grim story, there are some atrocious incidents with bloodsheds and nasty treasons on the way, but the loveliness of the landscapes and photography make the film more than enjoyable all the way in spite of the nastiness of the foul play of the white man. Karl May the author was one of the first to side with the Indians against the white man as he wrote his great Winnetou novels in his 50s in the 1890s, and they are still unique and impressing for their moral paragon of nobility. Seldom has the desert of the Apaches been so beautifully filmed as in this classic of an odd and much underrated western film.

helpful•2