Rampage at Apache Wells

"Flaming arrows blaze a trail of violence!"

1965 1h 29m DE

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★6.3TMDB · 85

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Synopsis

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'The Oilprince' is an unscrupulous businessman. He looks forward to a lucrative deal with the "Western Arizona Bank'. He sells the bank oil wells at Shelly Lake that do actually not exist. The Oilprince learns that the colonists would like to settle at Shelly Lake. So The Oilprince exchanges the scout of the settlers by one of his minions to give them another route. But soon The Oilprince has to recognize that he has not counted on Winnetou, the righteous leader of the Apaches, and his blood brother Old Surehand.

“Flaming arrows blaze a trail of violence!”

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Cast

Stewart Granger
Old Surehand
Pierre Brice
Winnetou
Harald Leipnitz
Ölprinz
Heinz Erhardt
Kantor Aurelius Hampel
Terence Hill
Richard Forsythe
Macha Méril
Lizzy
Walter Barnes
Bill Campbell
Antje Weisgerber
Mrs. Anna Ebersbach

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harald Philipp
Writers: Fred Denger, Harald Philipp
Languages: German
Countries: Germany, 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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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, 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 Philipp, shot by Heinz Hölscher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Martin Böttcher. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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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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Stewart Granger and Pierre Brice and Harald Leipnitz carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harald Philipp directs. Heinz Hölscher behind the camera. Martin Böttcher scores. Hermann Haller cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, Yugoslavia. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
261 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3International production across 2 countries: Germany, Yugoslavia.
4Part of the "Winnetou Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Harald Philipp, shot by Heinz Hölscher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Martin Böttcher. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Hermann Haller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Stewart Granger and Pierre Brice and Harald Leipnitz carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Flaming arrows blaze a trail of violence!".
10IMDB entry: tt0059958 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Heinz Hölscher
Original score: Martin Böttcher
Editing: Hermann Haller
Production design: Dušan Jeričević
Costume design: Irms Pauli
Stunt coordinator: Allen Pinson
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: DE
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Rampage at Apache Wells (1965)

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.