The Valley of Death

"The inseparable blood brothers in a new, captivating adventure !"

1968 1h 29m DE

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★6.5TMDB · 87

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Synopsis

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An army gold shipment and its escort vanish in the Ozarks, prompting accusations of theft and desertion but frontiersman Old Shatterhand and Apache chief Winnetou help solve the mystery of the missing army gold.

“The inseparable blood brothers in a new, captivating adventure !”

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Cast

Lex Barker
Old Shatterhand
Pierre Brice
Winnetou
Karin Dor
Mabel Kingsley
Rik Battaglia
Murdoch
Ralf Wolter
Sam Hawkens
Eddi Arent
Lord Castlepool
Fred Vincent
Capt. Cummings
Kurt Waitzmann
Col. Bergson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harald Reinl
Writers: Harald Reinl, Herbert Reinecker
Languages: German
Countries: Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Winnetou Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Harald Reinl, shot by Ernst W. Kalinke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hermann Haller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lex Barker and Pierre Brice and Karin Dor carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The inseparable blood brothers in a new, captivating adventure !".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harald Reinl directs. Ernst W. Kalinke behind the camera. Hermann Haller cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
258 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3International production across 3 countries: Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia.
4Part of the "Winnetou Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Harald Reinl, shot by Ernst W. Kalinke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Hermann Haller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lex Barker and Pierre Brice and Karin Dor carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The inseparable blood brothers in a new, captivating adventure !".
9IMDB entry: tt0063818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 87 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ernst W. Kalinke
Editing: Hermann Haller
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: DE
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Valley of Death (1968)

Part of

Winnetou Collection

Winnetou is a fictional Native American hero of several novels written by Karl May (1842–1912, with about 200 million copies worldwide one of the best selling German writers of all time) in German, including the sequels Winnetou I through Winnetou IV.