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Apache Gold

January 01, 1970

Apache Gold (German: Winnetou, later retitled to Winnetou – 1. Teil), also known as Winnetou the Warrior,[3] is a 1963 Western film directed by Harald Reinl. It is based on the story of Winnetou, a fictional Native-American Apache hero from the Winnetou series of German novels. It was a major commercial success, selling about 77 million tickets at the worldwide box office.

Apache Gold
Directed byHarald Reinl
Written byHarald G. Petersson
Based onWinnetou novels
by Karl May
Produced byHorst Wendlandt
Starring
CinematographyErnst W. Kalinke
Edited byHermann Haller
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • 11 December 1963 (1963-12-11)
Running time
101 minutes
Countries
LanguageGerman
Budget4 million DM[2]
Box office$36.7 million (est.)

It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Croatia, then part of Yugoslavia, near the city of Zadar. The film's sets were designed by art director Vladimir Tadej.

Plot edit

Santer (Mario Adorf) and his gang are after the Apache Gold. They intrude Apache land and intercept a courier named Black Eagle. The young warrior is killed as the outlaws attempt to extract information from him.

Meanwhile the young chartered surveyor Charlie aka „Old Shatterhand“ (Lex Barker) discovers that the „Great Western Railway“ commits a breach of valid contracts by taking a shortcut through Apache land. He is told that certain geological complications would leave the company no other choice but he can refute these allegations as a pretext to save money even at the costs of lives.

Winnetou (Pierre Brice) observes how the railway is built right into the land of his tribe. On his way back to his village he comes across the corpse of Black Eagle. He brings Black Eagle to his family and reports to his father Intschu-tschuna.

Chief Intshu-tshuna is deeply worried that even more villains like Santer will get to the Apache land and consequently kill his people if the „Great Western Railway“ can carry on.

A missionary called „Klekih-petra“ beseeches him not to start a war. He talks the aristocratic chief and his son Winnetou into setting up a meeting with a deputation of the Great Western Railway. Proceedings are prepared and Old Shatterhand is chosen to convince the Indians that the company will respect the contracts after all.

But Santer doesn't let go of his ambitions. He strives to give Winnetou's people a bad name, so that the U.S.Army will come and drive the people off their land, hereby making way for his personal ambitions.

Santer persuades the chief of a Kiowa tribe to attack the meeting. Klekih-petra is hereby killed and Winnetou is captured by his arch enemies who plan to torture him.

Old Shatterhand risks his life in order to save Winnetou. At night he sneaks into the Kiowa's camp and cuts the chief's son's fetters. Winnetou can escape but doesn't see his saviour.

Now Old Shatterhand and his supporters commence a crusade against Santer and his henchmen. They go to Santers strongpoint, a town called Roswell. There a tremendous fight takes place. But Winnetou also has unfinished business with Santer and goes there too. As an outsider he cannot tell the good men from the bad ones. He and his warriors attack the whole town.

Old Shatterhand gets wounded and is captured. Winnetou has him brought to the Apache village. Thanks to the dedication of Intschu-tschuna's daughter Nsho-tshi (Marie Versini) he survives. But once he has recovered he must stand trial. He claims an ordeal by battle. Chief Intshu-tshuna himself takes him on and Old Shatterhand narrowly wins.

After Old Shatterhand has spared the chief and Nsho-tshi has discovered proof that Shatterhand did free her brother, Shatterhand and Winnetou become officially friends.

Although this tribe is at the brink of civilisation and the leading family does already build houses, Nsho-tshi wants to attend a school in St. Louis before she marries Old Shatterhand. In order to cover the looming expenses her family goes to their source of gold. But Santer is still alive and hasn't ceased to pursue his evil plans. He follows and ambushes them. Winnetou's father dies during the fight and Nsho-tshi dies only little later in the arms of Old Shatterhand.

Cast edit

Awards edit

Background edit

The English version is shorter than the original German one. Many of Ralf Wolter's scenes, in which he acts in the manner of Benny Hill, are shorter. Moreover, Chris Howland's appearances as a preposterous and naive English photojournalist have been dropped completely.

Box office edit

It was the highest-grossing film of 1963 in West Germany, selling 10 million tickets and grossing €10 million[4] ($10 million).

In France, it sold 1,126,887 tickets in 1964,[5] equivalent to an estimated $700,000 in gross revenue.[a] In Poland, it sold about 11 million tickets in 1968, breaking the all-time record for the highest-grossing foreign film in Poland.[6]

It was later released in the Soviet Union, where it sold 56 million tickets in 1975, becoming the third highest-grossing foreign film of the year and the 12th highest-grossing foreign film ever in the Soviet Union.[1] This was equivalent to an estimated $26 million in gross revenue.[7]

In total, the film sold 78,126,887 tickets at the worldwide box office, including an estimated gross revenue of $36.7 million in Germany, France and the Soviet Union.

United States edit

Released on a limited basis in the United States by Columbia Pictures, the film was aired on television in several cities.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ See Box office § Average ticket price.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Sergey Kudryavtsev (4 July 2006). "Зарубежные фильмы в советском кинопрокате". LiveJournal. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. ^ ""Золото Апачей" (Winnetou - 1. Teil, 1963)". KinoPoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. ^ "AKA: Winnetou the Warrior (UK)". Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Die erfolgreichsten Filme in Deutschland 1963" [The Most Successful Films in Germany in 1963]. Inside Kino (in German). 1963. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Winnetou I (1964)". JP Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. ^ Ford, Charles; Hammond, Robert (2015). Polish Film: A Twentieth Century History. McFarland & Company. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-4766-0803-7.
  7. ^ "Cinema Going". The Asian Messenger. 1–4. Center for Communication Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong: 2. 1975. from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2020. More Russians (4.5 billion) go to the movies more times (an average of 17.7 times per person) each year than people in any other country, according to UNESCO statistics for 1973, the last year for which figures are available. Tailing the Russians are Singaporeans, 17.1 times a year, and Hong Kong people, 15.1 times a year. Italians go 10 times, Britons 2.4 times and Frenchmen 3.5 times a year. The high frequency of movie going in Russia is attributed to the low price of movie admission, the drab quality of Soviet TV and the difficulty in getting seats at a restaurant or other places of entertainment. In Russia, where a movie ticket costs about 47 US cents, there are 154,200 cinemas.

External links edit

  • Apache Gold at IMDb  
  • Apache Gold at AllMovie
  • Apache Gold (as Winnetou I) at Rialto Film
  • In-depth review by Timothy Young

January 01, 1970
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Apache Gold German Winnetou later retitled to Winnetou 1 Teil also known as Winnetou the Warrior 3 is a 1963 Western film directed by Harald Reinl It is based on the story of Winnetou a fictional Native American Apache hero from the Winnetou series of German novels It was a major commercial success selling about 77 million tickets at the worldwide box office Apache GoldDirected byHarald ReinlWritten byHarald G PeterssonBased onWinnetou novelsby Karl MayProduced byHorst WendlandtStarringLex BarkerPierre BriceMario AdorfMarie VersiniCinematographyErnst W KalinkeEdited byHermann HallerMusic byMartin BottcherMarie VersiniProductioncompaniesJadran FilmRialto FilmDistributed byConstantin Film West Germany Columbia Pictures United States Release date11 December 1963 1963 12 11 Running time101 minutesCountriesWest Germany Italy Yugoslavia 1 LanguageGermanBudget4 million DM 2 Box office 36 7 million est It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Croatia then part of Yugoslavia near the city of Zadar The film s sets were designed by art director Vladimir Tadej Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Awards 4 Background 5 Box office 6 United States 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksPlot editSanter Mario Adorf and his gang are after the Apache Gold They intrude Apache land and intercept a courier named Black Eagle The young warrior is killed as the outlaws attempt to extract information from him Meanwhile the young chartered surveyor Charlie aka Old Shatterhand Lex Barker discovers that the Great Western Railway commits a breach of valid contracts by taking a shortcut through Apache land He is told that certain geological complications would leave the company no other choice but he can refute these allegations as a pretext to save money even at the costs of lives Winnetou Pierre Brice observes how the railway is built right into the land of his tribe On his way back to his village he comes across the corpse of Black Eagle He brings Black Eagle to his family and reports to his father Intschu tschuna Chief Intshu tshuna is deeply worried that even more villains like Santer will get to the Apache land and consequently kill his people if the Great Western Railway can carry on A missionary called Klekih petra beseeches him not to start a war He talks the aristocratic chief and his son Winnetou into setting up a meeting with a deputation of the Great Western Railway Proceedings are prepared and Old Shatterhand is chosen to convince the Indians that the company will respect the contracts after all But Santer doesn t let go of his ambitions He strives to give Winnetou s people a bad name so that the U S Army will come and drive the people off their land hereby making way for his personal ambitions Santer persuades the chief of a Kiowa tribe to attack the meeting Klekih petra is hereby killed and Winnetou is captured by his arch enemies who plan to torture him Old Shatterhand risks his life in order to save Winnetou At night he sneaks into the Kiowa s camp and cuts the chief s son s fetters Winnetou can escape but doesn t see his saviour Now Old Shatterhand and his supporters commence a crusade against Santer and his henchmen They go to Santers strongpoint a town called Roswell There a tremendous fight takes place But Winnetou also has unfinished business with Santer and goes there too As an outsider he cannot tell the good men from the bad ones He and his warriors attack the whole town Old Shatterhand gets wounded and is captured Winnetou has him brought to the Apache village Thanks to the dedication of Intschu tschuna s daughter Nsho tshi Marie Versini he survives But once he has recovered he must stand trial He claims an ordeal by battle Chief Intshu tshuna himself takes him on and Old Shatterhand narrowly wins After Old Shatterhand has spared the chief and Nsho tshi has discovered proof that Shatterhand did free her brother Shatterhand and Winnetou become officially friends Although this tribe is at the brink of civilisation and the leading family does already build houses Nsho tshi wants to attend a school in St Louis before she marries Old Shatterhand In order to cover the looming expenses her family goes to their source of gold But Santer is still alive and hasn t ceased to pursue his evil plans He follows and ambushes them Winnetou s father dies during the fight and Nsho tshi dies only little later in the arms of Old Shatterhand Cast editPierre Brice as Winnetou Lex Barker as Old Shatterhand Mario Adorf as Frederick Santer Walt Barnes as Bill Jones Marie Versini as Nsho tshi Winnetou s sister Ralf Wolter as Sam Hawkens Milivoj Popovic as Mavid as Intshu tshuna Winnetou s father Antun Nalis as barkeeper Hicks Dunja Rajter as Belle Niksa Stefanini as Bullock Branko Spoljar as Bancroft Chris Howland as Jefferson Tuff Tuff Husein Cokic as Will Parker Demeter Bitenc as Dick Stone Niksa Stefanini as Bullock Karl Dall as saloon guest Hrvoje Svob as Klekih petraAwards editGoldene Leinwand Golden Screen BambiBackground editThe English version is shorter than the original German one Many of Ralf Wolter s scenes in which he acts in the manner of Benny Hill are shorter Moreover Chris Howland s appearances as a preposterous and naive English photojournalist have been dropped completely Box office editIt was the highest grossing film of 1963 in West Germany selling 10 million tickets and grossing 10 million 4 10 million In France it sold 1 126 887 tickets in 1964 5 equivalent to an estimated 700 000 in gross revenue a In Poland it sold about 11 million tickets in 1968 breaking the all time record for the highest grossing foreign film in Poland 6 It was later released in the Soviet Union where it sold 56 million tickets in 1975 becoming the third highest grossing foreign film of the year and the 12th highest grossing foreign film ever in the Soviet Union 1 This was equivalent to an estimated 26 million in gross revenue 7 In total the film sold 78 126 887 tickets at the worldwide box office including an estimated gross revenue of 36 7 million in Germany France and the Soviet Union United States editReleased on a limited basis in the United States by Columbia Pictures the film was aired on television in several cities See also editBroken Arrow 1950 film White Feather 1955 film Last of the Renegades List of highest grossing non English filmsNotes edit See Box office Average ticket price References edit a b Sergey Kudryavtsev 4 July 2006 Zarubezhnye filmy v sovetskom kinoprokate LiveJournal Retrieved 4 February 2019 Zoloto Apachej Winnetou 1 Teil 1963 KinoPoisk in Russian Retrieved 4 February 2019 AKA Winnetou the Warrior UK Retrieved 18 May 2012 Die erfolgreichsten Filme in Deutschland 1963 The Most Successful Films in Germany in 1963 Inside Kino in German 1963 Retrieved 4 February 2019 Winnetou I 1964 JP Box Office in French Retrieved 18 August 2023 Ford Charles Hammond Robert 2015 Polish Film A Twentieth Century History McFarland amp Company p 107 ISBN 978 1 4766 0803 7 Cinema Going The Asian Messenger 1 4 Center for Communication Studies Chinese University of Hong Kong 2 1975 Archived from the original on 18 January 2023 Retrieved 18 July 2020 More Russians 4 5 billion go to the movies more times an average of 17 7 times per person each year than people in any other country according to UNESCO statistics for 1973 the last year for which figures are available Tailing the Russians are Singaporeans 17 1 times a year and Hong Kong people 15 1 times a year Italians go 10 times Britons 2 4 times and Frenchmen 3 5 times a year The high frequency of movie going in Russia is attributed to the low price of movie admission the drab quality of Soviet TV and the difficulty in getting seats at a restaurant or other places of entertainment In Russia where a movie ticket costs about 47 US cents there are 154 200 cinemas External links editApache Gold at IMDb nbsp Apache Gold at AllMovie Apache Gold as Winnetou I at Rialto Film In depth review by Timothy Young 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