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Winnetou is a fictional Native American hero of several novels written in German by Karl May (1842–1912), one of the best-selling German writers of all time with about 200 million copies worldwide, including the Winnetou trilogy.
Karl Friedrich May (/ m aɪ / MY, German: [kaʁl ˈmaɪ] ⓘ; 25 February 1842 – 30 March 1912) was a German author. He is best known for his novels of travels and adventures, set in the American Old West, the Orient, the Middle East, Latin America, China and Germany.
Karl May film adaptations are films based on stories and characters by German author Karl May (1842–1912). The characters Old Shatterhand, Winnetou, and Kara Ben Nemsi are very famous in Central Europe. In most of the film versions the novels were reworked to a great extent, some movies using only the names of characters invented by Karl May.
Old Surehand is another character created by Karl May. Karl May dedicated three volumes to him, who, like Old Shatterhand, is a renowned Western hero and best friends with the Native Americans. Unlike Old Shatterhand, Old Surehand is a half-blood Native himself, though raised in a white family.
The rights to Karl May's bestselling novels were purchased by producer Horst Wendlandt, who hired writers Harald G. Petersson, Gerhard F. Hummel, and Hans Wiedemann to develop treatments based on the first three Old Shatterhand-Winnetou novels. [1]
Winnetou and Old Firehand (German: Winnetou und sein Freund Old Firehand) is a 1966 western film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Pierre Brice, Rod Cameron, and Marie Versini. It was made as a co-production between West Germany and Yugoslavia, as part of a series of Karl May adaptations made during the decade.
Last of the Renegades (German: Winnetou – 2. Teil and also known as Winnetou: Last of the Renegades) is a 1964 German-Italian Western film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Pierre Brice, Lex Barker, and Anthony Steel. [1] It is based on a Karl May novel, and was part of a series of adaptations produced by Rialto Film.
It is also hinting at Winnetou and the Half-Breed, which is an original movie based on the works of Karl May from the 60s, and a character from Karl May's books called Apanatschi. Ranger, the name of his blood brother sounds very much like Stewart Granger, the actor that played Old Surehand in three of the Karl May films