Old Shatterhand (film)
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The film Old Shatterhand (known as Apaches Last Battle in the UK) is a very successful Eurowestern based on the character Old Shatterhand invented by Karl May. It is a French, Italian, Yugoslavian, West German co-production. The film was the most expensive Karl-May-Western. Composer Riz Ortolani was even allowed to use a chorus for his filmmusic.
| Old Shatterhand, Apaches Last Battle (UK), Battaglia di Fort Apache (Italy), Cavaliers rouges, Les (France) | |
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| Directed by | Hugo Fregonese |
| Produced by | Artur Brauner |
| Written by | Ladislas Fodor Karl May (novel) |
| Starring | Lex Barker Guy Madison Pierre Brice Daliah Lavi |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
| Release date(s) | 1964 |
| Running time | 122 min |
| Language | German |
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[edit] Plot summary
Killings of innocent ranchers indicate the Apaches have broken the peace treaty. Old Shatterhand, blood brother of the Apache chief Winnetou, finds out that ruthless lands grabbers did the killings, hoping to start off a war between the Indians and the settlers, and follows the trail right back to the gates of the cavalry's fort.
