''Winnetou and Old Firehand'' (german: Winnetou und sein Freund Old Firehand) is a 1966

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directed by

Alfred Vohrer Alfred Vohrer (29 December 1914 – 3 February 1986) was a German film director and actor. He directed 48 films between 1958 and 1984. His 1969 film ''Seven Days Grace'' was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1972 ...

and starring

Pierre Brice Pierre-Louis Le Bris (6 February 1929 – 6 June 2015), known as Pierre Brice, was a French actor, best known as portraying fictional Apache-chief Winnetou in German films based on Karl May novels. Life and films Brice was born in Brest, Brit ...

, Rod Cameron, and

Marie Versini Marie Versini (10 August 1940 – 22 November 2021) was a French film and television actress. Career Versini appeared in several international cinema productions. After playing in Karl May film adaptations she received a number of German popula ...

. It was made as a co-production between West Germany and Yugoslavia, as part of a series of

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 ...

adaptations made during the decade. It was not a box-office success and only one further film was made.Bergfelder p. 189 The film was released by

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in Germany, and by its parent company

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in the United States (under the title ''Thunder at the Border''). It was made at the

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in Berlin and on location in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Vladimir Tadej Vladimir Tadej (9 May 1925 – 1 March 2017) was a Croatian production designer, screenwriter and film director. He contributed to more than forty films from 1949 to 1998. Selected filmography References External links * 1925 births ...

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* 1966 films 1966 Western (genre) films German Western (genre) films West German films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Alfred Vohrer Bavaria Film films Columbia Pictures films Films set in the 19th century Films set in New Mexico Films shot at Spandau Studios Winnetou films 1960s German films Foreign films set in the United States {{1960s-Germany-film-stub