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Release Date: 1964

Cast: Lex Barker, Daliah Lavi, Guy Madison, Pierre Brice

Categories: Movies, Western, Indian Western, Eurowestern

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 German novelist Karl May. It is a French, Italian, Yugoslavian, West German co-production filmed in 70mm. With about 5,000,000 DM in production the film was the most expensive Karl May Western. Composer Riz Ortolani was even allowed to use a chorus for his film score. Part of the set for this production was the Plitvice Lakes National Park in in Croatia. Killings of innocent ranchers indicate the Apaches have broken the peace treaty. Old... MORE

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 German novelist Karl May. It is a French, Italian, Yugoslavian, West German co-production filmed in 70mm. With about 5,000,000 DM in production the film was the most expensive Karl May Western. Composer Riz Ortolani was even allowed to use a chorus for his film score. Part of the set for this production was the Plitvice Lakes National Park in in Croatia. 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. After the success of director Harald Reinl's "Treasure of Silver Lake" (Der Schatz im Silbersee) in 1962 produced by Horst Wendlandt for the Rialto Film-Company, his rival Artur Brauner from the CCC-Film-Company also wanted to have his share in this looming series. Since Wendlandt got the rights for the original Karl-May-novels (although none of his films LESS