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The movies Old Shatterhand (Apaches' Last Battle) and Winnetou and Old Firehand (Thunder at the Border) are not based on any of May's works, but were completely invented by the screenwriters. Several TV productions, such as Das Buschgespenst and Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi , were much closer to the novels.
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.
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Apache Gold (German: Winnetou, later retitled to Winnetou – 1. Teil ), also known as Winnetou the Warrior , [ 3 ] is a 1963 Western film directed by Harald Reinl . It is based on the story of Winnetou , a fictional Native-American Apache hero from the Winnetou series of German novels.
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.
One of the most popular German Western franchises was the Winnetou series, which featured a Native American Apache hero in the lead role. Some new Euro-Westerns emerged in the 2010s, including: Kristian Levring 's The Salvation , Martin Koolhoven 's Brimstone and Andreas Prochaska 's The Dark Valley .
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.
Fred Engel's father is murdered by Colonel Brinkley in order to acquire a treasure map, however the Colonel only acquires half of it, the other half is held by Mrs. Butler. Discovering the scene of the crime, Old Shatterhand and Winnetou help Fred bring his father's murderer to justice and locate the treasure of Silver Lake.