Winnetou and the Crossbreed

"The new great adventure from the Wild West with Winnetou and Old Shatterhand."

1966 1h 30m DE

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★6.2TMDB · 93

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Synopsis

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On her b-day, settler's daughter Apanatschi receives her father's secret gold mine but greedy neighboring prospectors resort to murder and kidnapping in order to get the gold, forcing the girl and her brother to seek Winnetou's protection.

“The new great adventure from the Wild West with Winnetou and Old Shatterhand.”

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Cast

Lex Barker
Old Shatterhand
Pierre Brice
Winnetou
Götz George
Jeff Brown
Uschi Glas
Apanatschi
Ralf Wolter
Sam Hawkens
Walter Barnes
Mac Haller
Miha Baloh
Judge
Marija Crnobori
Mine-Yota

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harald Philipp
Writers: Fred Denger
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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60 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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Editor Jutta Hering 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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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The new great adventure from the Wild West with Winnetou and Old Shatterhand.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harald Philipp directs. Heinz Hölscher behind the camera. Jutta Hering 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.
260 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.
6Editor Jutta Hering 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.
8Marketing tagline: "The new great adventure from the Wild West with Winnetou and Old Shatterhand.".
9IMDB entry: tt0061197 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 93 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Heinz Hölscher
Editing: Jutta Hering
Production design: Vladimir Tadej
Costume design: Irms Pauli
Stunt coordinator: Ivo Krištof
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: DE
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Winnetou and the Crossbreed (1966)

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.