Flaming Frontier

"They turned the frontier into a river of blood overflowing with the West's most dangerous passions."

1965 1h 30m DE

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★6.2TMDB · 77

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Synopsis

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Old Surehand and his faithful old friend Old Wabble are on the trail of a cold-blooded killer with the nickname 'The General'. The brother of Old Surehand was murdered by him. On the way Old Surehand and Old Wabble are involved in the running conflict between settlers and Comanches who are likely to go on the war path. Old Surehand can count on the support of his friend and blood brother Winnetou, the amiable chief of the Apaches. Written by Robert

“They turned the frontier into a river of blood overflowing with the West's most dangerous passions.”

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Cast

Stewart Granger
Old Surehand
Pierre Brice
Winnetou
Larry Pennell
Gen. Jack O'Neal
Letícia Román
Judith
Terence Hill
Toby
Milan Srdoč
Jeremy 'Old Wabbles' Sanders
Wolfgang Lukschy
Judge Edwards
Erik Schumann
Captain Miller

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alfred Vohrer
Writers: Fred Denger, Eberhard Keindorff, Johanna Sibelius
Languages: German
Countries: Germany, Yugoslavia

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RUNTIME

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90 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 Alfred Vohrer, shot by Kreso Grcevic. 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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Stewart Granger and Pierre Brice and Larry Pennell carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They turned the frontier into a river of blood overflowing with the West's most dangerous passions.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alfred Vohrer directs. Kreso Grcevic behind the camera. Hermann Haller cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, Yugoslavia. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 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 Alfred Vohrer, shot by Kreso Grcevic. 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.
7Stewart Granger and Pierre Brice and Larry Pennell carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "They turned the frontier into a river of blood overflowing with the West's most dangerous passions.".
9IMDB entry: tt0059538 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kreso Grcevic
Editing: Hermann Haller
Production design: Vladimir Tadej
Makeup / hair: Käte Koopmann
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: DE
Certification (US): 6
IMDB: Flaming Frontier (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.