Winnetou - 3. Teil

"«Blazing a trail of violence across the Apache range!»"

Oct 14 1965 Approved 1h 33m
Action, Adventure, Western

Rollins' gang wants to grab land by inciting the settlers in a war against the Indians but Winnetou and Old Shatterhand try to keep the peace, until Rollins frames Winnetou up for the murder of Jicarilla Chief's son.

Plot

After the Civil War, desperadoes led by a renegade named Rollins, following the settlers moving westward, try to drive a wedge in the friendship between the whites and the Indians. Apache chief Winnetou and his frontier friend, Old Shatterhand, do what they can to keep the peace. Rollins' henchmen try to keep Winnetou away from the warring Jicarillos' chief, White Buffalo, but he fights his way through, only to be confronted by Rollins carrying the chief's son, stabbed in the back with Winnetou's knife. Winnetou is accused of the killing. It is up to Old Shatterhand to save his friend.

Written by

Karl May, J. Joachim Bartsch, Harald G. Petersson

Directed by

Harald Reinl

Production Countries

Germany, Yugoslavia, Italy

Production Companies

Jadran Film, Rialto Film Preben-Philipsen

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
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3,009
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
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