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Winnetou

Original title: Winnetou - 1. Teil
  • 19631963
  • 1h 31m
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6.8/10
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Winnetou (1963)
WesternAdventure
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 G... Read allWhen 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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
4.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
15,877
1,804
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    • Director
      • Harald Reinl
    • Writers
      • Karl May(novel)
      • Harald G. Petersson
    • Stars
      • Lex Barker
      • Pierre Brice
      • Marie Versini
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Harald Reinl
    • Writers
      • Karl May(novel)
      • Harald G. Petersson
    • Stars
      • Lex Barker
      • Pierre Brice
      • Marie Versini
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    • 18User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Lex Barker
    Lex Barker
    • Old Shatterhand
    Pierre Brice
    Pierre Brice
    • Winnetou
    Marie Versini
    Marie Versini
    • Nscho-tschi
    Mario Adorf
    Mario Adorf
    • Frederick Santer
    Walter Barnes
    Walter Barnes
    • Bill Jones
    Chris Howland
    Chris Howland
    • Lord Tuff-Tuff
    Ralf Wolter
    • Sam Hawkens
    Milivoje Popovic-Mavid
    • Intschu-tschuna
    • (as Mavid Popovic)
    Dunja Rajter
    • Belle
    Niksa Stefanini
    • Bullock
    Branko Spoljar
    • Bancroft
    Husein Cokic
    Husein Cokic
    • Will Parker
    Demeter Bitenc
    • Dick Stone
    Tomoslav Erak
    • Tangua
    Hrvoje Svob
    • Klekih-petra
    Dusko Dobudj
    • Schwarzer Adler
    Vladimir Krstulovic
    • Harvey
    • (as Vlado Krstulovic)
    Ilija Ivezic
    • Joaquin
    • Director
      • Harald Reinl
    • Writers
      • Karl May(novel)
      • Harald G. Petersson
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    • Goofs
      The rope Lex Barker is tied with on the "torture tree" changes positions between shots.
    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Auf den Spuren Winnetous (2004)

    User reviews18

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    9/10
    A myth came alive
    "Winnetou 1" is packed with images not only I shall remember forever: the train crashing into the house, Nscho-tschi sitting on the edge of the canyon (shot in Yugoslavia as usual for the Karl May productions), Klekih Petra giving his life to save Winnetou, Old Shatterhand freeing Winnetou secretly, and much later becoming blood brothers. This is a myth larger than life, and it is admirable how well balanced it is with all its ingredients, Ralf Wolter playing the funny Sam Hawkens and Mario Adorf the intense villain Santer, while Marie Versini as Nscho-tschi adds a bit of romance. How often do you find a movie that has nothing to improve and you wish you just could see again and again? Yet I do understand people who think this is a naive or even lame flick - they just weren't at the cinema all those years ago, I suppose.
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    • unbrokenmetal
    • May 21, 2009

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    • Release date
      • May 1, 1965 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • West Germany
      • Italy
      • Yugoslavia
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Apache Gold
    • Filming locations
      • Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
    • Production companies
      • Atlantis Film
      • Jadran Film
      • Rialto Film Preben-Philipsen
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    • Budget
      • DEM 4,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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