Treasure of Silver Lake

1962 1h 51m DE

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★7.1TMDB · 130

WesternAdventure

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Fred Engel's father is murdered by Colonel Brinkley in order to acquire a treasure map, however the Colonel only acquires half of it, the other half as held by Mrs. Butler. Discovering the scene of the crime, Old Shatterhand and Winnetou help Fred bring his father's murderer to justice and locate the treasure of Silver Lake.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lex Barker
Old Shatterhand
Pierre Brice
Winnetou
Götz George
Fred Engel
Karin Dor
Ellen Pattersson
Herbert Lom
Colonel Brinkley
Marianne Hoppe
Mrs. Butler
Ralf Wolter
Sam Hawkens
Eddi Arent
Lord Castlepool

Credits

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Director: Harald Reinl
Writers: Harald G. Petersson
Languages: German
Countries: France, Germany, Yugoslavia

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ERA

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64 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, 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 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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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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Lex Barker and Pierre Brice and Götz George carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0056452 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Harald Reinl directs. Ernst W. Kalinke behind the camera. Martin Böttcher scores. Hermann Haller cuts. Produced in France, Germany, Yugoslavia. Dialogue in German.

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164 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 3 countries: France, Germany, Yugoslavia.
3Part of the "Winnetou Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Harald Reinl, shot by Ernst W. Kalinke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Martin Böttcher. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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 Götz George carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0056452 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ernst W. Kalinke
Original score: Martin Böttcher
Editing: Hermann Haller
Production design: Dušan Jeričević
Costume design: Irms Pauli
Makeup / hair: Charlotte Kersten
Runtime: 111 min · 1h 51m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: DE
IMDB: Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)

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.

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CinemaSerf2024-11-19
★ 6/10
If it were not for the terrible dubbing and the overpowering score that sounded more suitable for a "Tarzan" film, this would actually have made quite decent western. Lex Barker and his "magic silver stick" with his blood brother Apache "Winnetou" (Pierre Brice) have some quite exciting escapades as they try to thwart Herbert Lom ("The Colonel") and his seemingly never-ending army of men who are on the search for the eponymous treasure. It's a colourful adventure story with plenty of gunfights, a mini siege and, of course, plenty of rough and tumble. Made for the German market, which explains the rather quirky inclusion of a German aristocratic butterfly hunter, it has some a rather stilted, almost academic, script; it lacks vernacular and that can render it ridiculous at times, but it's still a decent effort from a nation not known for exploration into the Wild West.

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