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Winnetou (1963)

Winnetou - 1. Teil (original title)
| Western , Adventure | 1 May 1965 (USA)
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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

Writers:

Karl May (novel), Harald G. Petersson (as H.G. Petersson)

Stars:

Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Marie Versini | See full cast & crew »
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The Treasure of the Silver Lake (1962)
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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.

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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.

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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.

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Old Shatterhand (1964)
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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
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Old Surehand (1965)
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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.

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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
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Winnetou und sein Freund Old Firehand (1966)
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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
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The Oil Prince (1965)
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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.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lex Barker ... Old Shatterhand
Pierre Brice ... Winnetou
Marie Versini ... Nscho-tschi
Mario Adorf ... Frederick Santer
Walter Barnes ... Bill Jones
Chris Howland Chris Howland ... Lord Tuff-Tuff
Ralf Wolter Ralf Wolter ... Sam Hawkens
Milivoje Popovic-Mavid Milivoje Popovic-Mavid ... Intschu-tschuna (as Mavid Popovic)
Dunja Rajter Dunja Rajter ... Belle
Niksa Stefanini Niksa Stefanini ... Bullock
Branko Spoljar Branko Spoljar ... Bancroft
Husein Cokic ... Will Parker
Demeter Bitenc Demeter Bitenc ... Dick Stone
Tomoslav Erak Tomoslav Erak ... Tangua
Hrvoje Svob Hrvoje Svob ... Klekih-petra
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Storyline

The construction of the Great Western Railroad creates heavy conflict between the railway company and neighboring Indian tribes. Worse, criminal gang leader Santer sets his eyes on a gold mine located on holy Indian land and influences the construction supervisor to re-rout the planned railroad straight through Apache land. Old Shatterhand, who works as a measurement technician, discovers the evil plan and searches contact with the Apaches in an effort to avert war. Written by MCSmarties

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Plot Keywords:

apache territory | apache | railway | gold | mescalero apache | See All (22) »

Taglines:

Greed, Violence and Savagery Lay the Land to Waste! See more »

Genres:

Western | Adventure

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Details

Country:

West Germany | Italy | Yugoslavia

Language:

German

Release Date:

1 May 1965 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Apache Gold See more »

Filming Locations:

Zezevo, Croatia See more »
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Box Office

Budget:

DEM 4,000,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlantis Film,Jadran Film,Rialto Film Preben-Philipsen See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)| Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Goofs

The rope Lex Barker is tied with on the "torture tree" changes positions between shots. See more »

Alternate Versions

The English version (i.e. "Winnetou, the Warrior") omits all scenes with Chris Howland. Some other scenes are trimmed as well - including a sequence between the character Sam Hawkens and a fat Indian squaw. The German 2005 restored DVD version has a English soundtrack option in which the scenes that where not in the English version reverts to the German soundtrack. It is therefore possible to see the differences between the two versions. The German soundtrack on the same DVD issue has been remixed into stereo and at least one sequence that has previously been censored in German VHS copies - the death of Santer - has been restored as well. See more »

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Spoofed in Der Schuh des Manitu (2001) See more »

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The 2nd from the best movies about Winnetou
23 June 2010 | by gurdia1986 – See all my reviews

To my mind, "Winnetou I" is the second from the best movies about Winnetou after "Old Shatterhand" ("Apache's last battle"). These movies are different. "Winnetou I" or "Apache's gold" is very romantic, a nice fairy-tale about noble and human Indian and his blood brother. It's idealized story, far from cruel reality. "Old Shatterhand" has some similar features, but it is more realistic. However, I can see both these movies after 40 or 35 years with pleasure despite of the naiveness of both these films as examples of excellent cinema art reminding me about ideals of childhood and youth. Director Harald Reinl is a great master of romantic cinema. This movie is very beautiful with a great deal of poetic. A beauty of nature (filmed in Croatia) is a background for romantic drama. Two contrasting actors - Pierre Brice (Winnetou) and Lex Barker (Shatterhand) - looks excellent together. To my mind, this is the best Barker's movie: he acts with true passion. Unfortunately, he lost it in last Winnetou's movies.. Pierre Brice is very intelligent actor with a good taste and wit some mystery in his noble face. This mystery makes him very attractive. Marie Versini's Nscho-tschi is the best Indian woman I see in the European westerns. He looks excellent alongside Pierre Brice and his acting is touching. Mario Adorf is very strong as villain Santer, Ralf Wolter's comical characterisation is also very good. And music (Martin Boettcher) is very beautiful. .
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