Apache Gold

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.)

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.

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.

  1. ^ 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.