The Winnetou movies in order
There are 11 Winnetou films, about 16.3 hours in total. The first was released in 1962, the latest in 1968. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
Winnetou is a fictional Native American hero of several novels written by Karl May (1842–1912, with about 200 million copies worldwide one of the best selling German writers of all time) in German, including the sequels Winnetou I through Winnetou IV.
- 1
Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)
12 Dec 1962 · 111 min
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.
- 2
Apache Gold (1963)
11 Dec 1963 · 101 min
The construction of the Great Western Railroad creates heavy conflict between the railway company and neighboring Indian tribes. Worse, criminal gang leader Santer sets his eyes on a gold mine located on holy Indian land and influences the construction supervisor to re-rout the planned railroad straight through Apache land. Old Shatterhand, who works as a measurement technician, discovers the evil
- 3
Old Shatterhand (1964)
30 Apr 1964 · 122 min
Renegades trying to get the army to abandon their fort get the Indians addicted to whiskey, then convince them to attack and drive out the soldiers.
- 4
Last of the Renegades (1964)
17 Sep 1964 · 94 min
Forester, a ruthless oil baron, wants to create a war between the native American tribes and the white men. Old Shatterhand, Winnetou and their sidekick Castlepool try to prevent this.
- 5
Frontier Hellcat (1964)
8 Dec 1964
Outlaws disguised as Indians commit crimes against settlers but Winnetou and Old Surehand are determined to unmask the bandits and keep the peace. Alternate English Title: Amongst Vultures.
- 6
Rampage at Apache Wells (1965)
25 Aug 1965 · 89 min
'The Oilprince' is an unscrupulous businessman. He looks forward to a lucrative deal with the "Western Arizona Bank'. He sells the bank oil wells at Shelly Lake that do actually not exist. The Oilprince learns that the colonists would like to settle at Shelly Lake. So The Oilprince exchanges the scout of the settlers by one of his minions to give them another route. But soon The Oilprince has to r
- 7
The Desperado Trail (1965)
14 Oct 1965 · 93 min
Rollins' gang wants to grab land by inciting the settlers in a war against the Indians but Winnetou and Old Shatterhand try to keep the peace, until Rollins frames Winnetou up for the murder of Jicarilla Chief's son.
- 8
Flaming Frontier (1965)
14 Dec 1965 · 90 min
Old Surehand and his faithful old friend Old Wabble are on the trail of a cold-blooded killer with the nickname 'The General'. The brother of Old Surehand was murdered by him. On the way Old Surehand and Old Wabble are involved in the running conflict between settlers and Comanches who are likely to go on the war path. Old Surehand can count on the support of his friend and blood brother Winnetou,
- 9
Winnetou and the Crossbreed (1966)
17 Aug 1966 · 90 min
On her b-day, 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.
- 10
Thunder at the Border (1966)
13 Dec 1966 · 98 min
Firehand and his Apache friend Winnetou are determined to get justice for the murder of four young braves. They set off to track down the gang responsible for the horrendous act.
- 11
The Valley of Death (1968)
12 Dec 1968 · 89 min
An army gold shipment and its escort vanish in the Ozarks, prompting accusations of theft and desertion but frontiersman Old Shatterhand and Apache chief Winnetou help solve the mystery of the missing army gold.
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.