Old Shatterhand - Movies

Movies

The character of Old Shatterhand was played in the German Karl May movies of the 1960s by American actor Lex Barker.

• Der Schatz im Silbersee (The Treasure of Silver Lake) (1962), dir.: Dr. Harald Reinl
• Winnetou 1. Teil (Apache Gold) (1963), dir.: Dr. Harald Reinl
• Old Shatterhand (Apaches Last Battle) (1964), dir.: Hugo Fregonese (imdb.com)
• Winnetou 2. Teil (Last of the Renegades) (1964), dir.: Dr. Harald Reinl
• Winnetou 3. Teil (The Desperado Trail) (1965), dir.: Dr. Harald Reinl
• Winnetou und das Halbblut Apanatschi (Half-Breed) (1966), dir.: Harald Philipp
• Winnetou und Shatterhand im Tal der Toten (Winnetou and Shatterhand in the Valley of Death) (1968), dir.: Dr. Harald Reinl

In contrast to the stories in the movies Unter Geiern (1964) and Der Ölprinz (1965) Old Surehand (starred by Stewart Granger) was the hero instead of Old Shatterhand. Old Surehand is another character created by Karl May. Karl May dedicated three volumes to him, who is like Old Shatterhand 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.