Old Surehand and his faithful old friend Old Wabble are on the trail of a cold-blooded killer with the nickname 'The General'. The brother of Old Surehand was murdered by him. On the way Old Surehand and Old Wabble are involved in the running conflict between settlers and Comanches who are likely to go on the war path. Old Surehand can count on the support of his friend and blood brother Winnetou, the amiable chief of the Apaches. Written by Robert
Production
Yugoslavia standing in for American West with enthusiastic commitment.
Costume
Winnetou's impossibly pristine beaded leather in every single scene.
Stunts
Horses doing genuinely dangerous-looking stunt work for 1965.
Director
Alfred Vohrer
Stewart Granger
Old Surehand
Pierre Brice
Winnetou
Larry Pennell
Gen. Jack O'Neal
Letícia Román
Judith
Terence Hill
Toby
Milan Srdoč
Jeremy 'Old Wabbles' Sanders
Wolfgang Lukschy
Judge Edwards
Erik Schumann
Captain Miller
Velimir Živojinović
Jim Potter
Dušan Antonijević
Maki-moteh
Jelena Žigon
Delia
Vojislav Mirić
Joe
Dušan Janićijević
Clinch
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Terence Hill's second Western; he'd become a global star five years later in They Call Me Trinity. The transformation is WILD.
The Winnetou films were West Germany's answer to Hollywood Westerns, based on Karl May's novels—despite May never visiting the American West. Pure imagined Americana.
DE
