''Old Surehand'' (german: Old Surehand 1. Teil, also known as ''Flaming Frontier'') is a 1965 German

Western film The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred ...

starring Stewart Granger,

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and Letitia Roman. The film is based on a novel by

Karl May Karl Friedrich May ( , ; 25 February 1842 – 30 March 1912) was a German author. He is best known for his 19th century novels of fictitious travels and adventures, set in the American Old West with Winnetou and Old Shatterhand as main pro ...

. It was shot at the

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and on location in

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, including around

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on the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It made $1,587,777 in Spain.Box office information for Stewart Granger films in France
at Box Office Story

Plot

Frontiersman Old Surehand ( Stewart Granger) and his faithful friend Old Wabble ( Milan Srdoc) are on the trail of a cold-blooded killer with the nickname 'The General' (

Larry Pennell Lawrence Kenneth "Larry" Pennell (February 21, 1928 – August 28, 2013) was an American television and film actor, often remembered for his role as "Dash Riprock" in the television series ''The Beverly Hillbillies''. His career spanned ha ...

), who murdered Old Surehand's brother. On the way Old Surehand and Old Wabble are involved in the running conflict between settlers and the

Comanches The Comanche or Nʉmʉnʉʉ ( com, Nʉmʉnʉʉ, "the people") are a Native American tribe from the Southern Plains of the present-day United States. Comanche people today belong to the federally recognized Comanche Nation, headquartered in La ...

. Old Surehand can count on the support of his friend and blood brother Winnetou (

), the amiable chief of the

Apaches The Apache () are a group of culturally related Native American tribes in the Southwestern United States, which include the Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Mimbreño, Ndendahe (Bedonkohe or Mogollon and Nednhi or Carrizaleño and ...

. Bandits commanded by The General rob a train and try to put the blame on the Comanches. When the son of the Comanche chief is killed in town by a sniper, only Old Surehand and Winnetou are able to prevent a war between the Comanches and settlers.

Cast

* Stewart Granger as Old Surehand *

Winnetou Winnetou is a fictional Native American hero of several novels written in German by Karl May (1842–1912), one of the best-selling German writers of all time with about 200 million copies worldwide, including the ''Winnetou'' trilogy. The cha ...

as General Jack O’Neil * Letitia Roman as Judith *

Wolfgang Lukschy Wolfgang Lukschy (19 October 1905 – 10 July 1983 in Berlin) was a German actor and dubber. He performed in theater, film and television. He made over 75 film and television appearances between 1940 and 1979. Possibly his most noted performanc ...

as Richter Edwards *

Terence Hill Terence Hill (born Mario Girotti; 29 March 1939) is an Italian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. He began his career as a child actor and gained international fame for starring roles in action and comedy films, many with longtim ...

as Toby Spencer *

Erik Schumann Erik Schumann (15 February 1925 – 9 February 2007) was a German actor. He appeared in 100 films and television shows between 1942 and 1997. He was most successful during the 1950s and 1960s, when he played leading roles in several German f ...

as Captain Miller *

Milan Srdoč Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 ...

as Old Wabble * Velimir Bata Živojinović as Jim Potter *

Voja Mirić Vojislav "Voja" Mirić ( sr-Cyrl, Воја Мирић; 7 April 1933 – 23 April 2019) was a Serbian television and film actor most noted for his role as Ahmed Nurudin in the 1974 Yugoslav movie '' Dervis i smrt'' (popularly known as ''Death an ...

as Joe * Dušan Janićijević as Clinch

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1965 films 1965 Western (genre) films German Western (genre) films West German films Winnetou films Films directed by Alfred Vohrer Films produced by Horst Wendlandt Films set in the 19th century Films set in New Mexico Films shot in Croatia Films shot in Slovenia Films shot in Yugoslavia Constantin Film films Yugoslav Western (genre) films Films shot at Spandau Studios 1960s German films Foreign films set in the United States