Winnetou and the Crossbreed – On her birthday, settler’s daughter Apanatschi receives her father’s secret gold mine but greedy neighboring prospectors resort to murder and kidnapping in order to get the gold, forcing the girl and her brother to seek Winnetou’s protection.
Winnetou and the Crossbreed (1966)
Director: Harald Philipp
Writers: Karl May, Fred Denger
Stars: Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Götz George
Genre: Western, Adventure, Drama
Country: West Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1973 (United States)
Also Known As: Winnetou und das Halbblut Apanatschi
Filming Locations: Tulove Grede Mountain, Croatia(opening scene)
Story:
On her 21st birthday, settler Mac Haller’s daughter Apanatschi receives her father’s secret gold mine as a gift. Mac Haller was married to an Apache woman and Apanatschi is half-breed. She also has a little brother Happy who is saved by Winnetou from a dangerous fall off a mountain peak, when Happy tries to collect an eagle’s feather from an eagle’s aerie. On the day of the birthday party, Mac Haller, his daughter Apanatschi , his young son Happy and Winnetou, who is a family friend, visit the location of the secret gold mine and Apanatschi formally receives the mine from her father. At Apanatschi’s b-day party at the Mac Haller farm, invited are Jeff Brown who is Apanatschi’s boyfriend and two neighboring prospectors, Pinky and Sloan. At the party, the two prospectors, learn of the existence of the gold mine, from little Happy, who doesn’t yet grasp the concept of gold nuggets. For him they are just rocks and pebbles. After learning of the mine, the two prospectors plan to force Mac Haller to reveal the exact location of the mine. When they are told to leave, the prospectors oblige but secretly plan to ambush Mac Haller or kidnap Apanatschi in order to extract from them the mine’s location. Apanatschi is thus forced to seek Winnetou’s help. Unfortunately, the prospectors themselves are in trouble when Curly-Bill’s gang finds out about the whole scheme and wants a share of the loot.
Review:
Karl May the 8th
I did not know how many films were made prior to this (based on Karl Mays novels), but another reviewer seems to be on top of that. And while I haven’t seen them all (or rather rewatched, because I loved them as a kid), I can say that it is an endearing and lovely series of films that were made. And that can only be a testament of the novels they were based on – which obviously I haven’t read – shame on me.
It is nice to see the usual suspect reprise their leading roles, but also have some other known German (and other European) actors being added here. I just realize that I never talked about the "native American" language that they use in these movies … I have no idea on what that is based on … but it does not sound as if they are mocking the people speaking them. Generally speaking you can feel that there is love for the native Americans. It is nice to see a morally "right" view on things … or at least a not one sided "white man" approach and outlook on them. Written by kosmasp on imdb.com
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) Winnetou und das Halbblut Apanatschi
Brazil Apanatschi
Bulgaria Винету и Апаначи(Bulgarian)
Canada Winnetou and the Half-Breed(English)
Czech Republic Vinnetou a mísenka Apanaci
Czechoslovakia Winnetou a miešanka Apanači(Slovak)
Denmark Masser af guld
Europe Winnetou and the Crossbreed(English)
Finland Kultalaakson korppikotkat
Germany Winnetou und das Halbblut Apanatschi
Greece Winnetou, o atromitos(transliterated title)
Greece Βινέτου, ο ατρόμητος
Hungary Winnetou és a félvér Apanatschi
Italy Il giorno più lungo di Kansas City
Norway Blodig gull
Norway Overfallet på Rocky Town(Alternative Title)
Poland Winnetou i Apanaczi
Portugal O Dia Mais Longo de Kansas City
Spain El día más largo de Kansas City
Sweden Präriens Son(Video Title)
Turkey Apanaçi(Turkish)
United Kingdom Winnetou and the Crossbreed
United States Winnetou and the Crossbreed
United States Half-Breed(Alternative Title)
West Germany Winnetou und das Halbblut Apanatschi
World-wide Winnetou and the Crossbreed
World-wide Winnetou and the Crossbreed(English)
Yugoslavia Apanatsi(Serbian)
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