Treasure of Silver Lake
1962 | 111m | German
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Harald Reinl |
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| Writer: | Harald G. Petersson, Karl May |
| Staring: |
| Fred Engel's father is murdered by Colonel Brinkley in order to acquire a treasure map, however the Colonel only acquires half of it, the other half as held by Mrs. Butler. Discovering the scene of the crime, Old Shatterhand and Winnetou help Fred bring his father's murderer to justice and locate the treasure of Silver Lake. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 12, 1962 |
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| Director: | Harald Reinl |
| Writer: | Harald G. Petersson, Karl May |
| Genres: | Adventure, Western |
| Keywords | treasure, apache nation, treasure hunt, native american, quicksand |
| Production Companies | Jadran Film, Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie, Rialto Film |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Jul 05, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lex Barker | Old Shatterhand |
| Pierre Brice | Winnetou |
| Götz George | Fred Engel |
| Karin Dor | Ellen Pattersson |
| Herbert Lom | Colonel Brinkley |
| Marianne Hoppe | Mrs. Butler |
| Ralf Wolter | Sam Hawkens |
| Eddi Arent | Lord Castlepool |
| Mirko Boman | Uncle Gunstick |
| Sima Janićijević | Patterson |
| Slobodan Dimitrijević | Rollender Donner |
| Branko Špoljar | Doc Jefferson Hartley |
| Velimir Chytil | Woodward |
| Ilija Ivezić | Hilton |
| Antun Nalis | Bruns (uncredited) |
| Vladimir Medar | Saloon-Wirt (uncredited) |
| Jozo Kovačević | Grosser Wolf |
| Šime Jagarinac | Patterson |
| Karl Dall | Man in Saloon |
| Hans Walter Clasen | |
| Josef Dahmen | |
| Rudolf Fenner | |
| Uwe Friedrichsen | |
| Benno Gellenbeck | |
| Erwin Linder | |
| Rolf Mamero | |
| Gerd Martienzen | |
| Horst Niendorf | |
| Herbert Stass | |
| Milivoj Stojanovic | Knox |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Harald G. Petersson | Screenplay |
| Martin Böttcher | Original Music Composer |
| Ernst W. Kalinke | Director of Photography |
| Charlotte Kersten | Makeup Artist |
| Willi Nixdorf | Makeup Artist |
| Gerhard F. Hummel | Consulting Accountant |
| Charles M. Wakefield | Assistant Director |
| Erich Schütze | Production Accountant |
| Hermann Haller | Editor |
| Karl May | Novel |
| Harald Reinl | Director |
| Erwin Lange | Special Effects |
| Radenko Ostojić | Second Unit Director |
| Irms Pauli | Costume Design, Costume Consultant |
| Stipe Gurdulić | Production Manager |
| Erik Molnar | Sound |
| Slavko Andreš | Assistant Director |
| Lothar Winkler | Still Photographer |
| Branko Ivatović | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Dušan Jeričević | Production Design |
| Leif Feilberg | Production Manager |
| Erwin Dräger | Unit Production Manager |
| Richard Bergmayer | Assistant Camera |
| Evo Dycke | Camera Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Horst Wendlandt | Producer |
| Erwin Gitt | Producer |
| Zvonko Kovačić | Producer |
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If it were not for the terrible dubbing and the overpowering score that sounded more suitable for a "Tarzan" film, this would actually have made quite decent western. Lex Barker and his "magic silver stick" with his blood brother Apache "Winnetou" (Pierre Brice) have some quite exciting escapades as ... they try to thwart Herbert Lom ("The Colonel") and his seemingly never-ending army of men who are on the search for the eponymous treasure. It's a colourful adventure story with plenty of gunfights, a mini siege and, of course, plenty of rough and tumble. Made for the German market, which explains the rather quirky inclusion of a German aristocratic butterfly hunter, it has some a rather stilted, almost academic, script; it lacks vernacular and that can render it ridiculous at times, but it's still a decent effort from a nation not known for exploration into the Wild West.