Leading German producer Christian Becker (“The Wave,” “Suck Me Shakespeer”) is to adapt Karl May’s stories about Apache chief Winnetou and his companion Old Shatterhand for television. Beta Film is co ...

In Part Three, entitled "The Last Fight," gangster Santer Jr. attempts to seize an oil well on Indian territory. To prevent this, Winnetou and Old Shatterhand must reconcile the warring Indian tribes ...

None of the Native Americans in the film are played by Native Americans, and Winnetou speaks the wrong language. That may not be controversial in Germany, but the debate rages in the US. On Christmas ...

When Winnetou was reborn for the cinema, a miracle had to happen. So the Great Spirit formed the Apache chief from a Frenchman of the Breton tribe. Even if it wasn't entirely politically correct. This ...

Winnetou - The Myth Lives is a three-part television film based roughly on the novels of Karl May and aired on 25, 27 and 29 December 2016 for the first time. The main roles are played by Nik Xhelilaj ...

The film “Forget Winnetou!” uses the novels of Karl May, who published his first book about a character named Winnetou in 1870, to explore the German idealization of Indigenous peoples. “I make pretty ...