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Karl May film adaptations are films based on stories and characters by German author Karl May (1842–1912). The characters Old Shatterhand, Winnetou, and Kara Ben Nemsi are very famous in Central Europe. In most of the film versions the novels were reworked to a great extent, some movies using only the names of characters invented by Karl May.
Karl May is a 1974 West German biographical drama film directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, starring Helmut Käutner as the writer Karl May. It is considered the second part in Syberberg's "German trilogy", preceded by Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King from 1972 and succeeded by Hitler: A Film from Germany from 1977. [1]
- Eugen Thomass
- 18 October 1974
- Hans Jürgen Syberberg
- DM 1.1 million
Adventure. In Kurdistan Ahmed, the sheikh's son of Halef's Bedouin tribe, is captured by the Turkish governor's militia. Kara Ben Nemsi and Halef try to rescue him and re-meet Sir David Lindsay who is venturing to help a lady in distress. Director. Franz Josef Gottlieb. Writers. Karl May. Franz Josef Gottlieb. Stars. Lex Barker. Marie Versini.
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- Adventure
- Franz Josef Gottlieb
- 1968-03-20
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. Number of Movies: 11. Revenue: - Lex Barker. Stewart Granger. Rod Cameron. Pierre Brice. Karin Dor
Karl Friedrich May ( / maɪ / MY, German: [kaʁl ˈmaɪ] ⓘ; 25 February 1842 – 30 March 1912) was a German author. He is best known for his novels of travels and adventures, set in the American Old West, the Orient, the Middle East, Latin America, China and Germany. He also wrote poetry, a play, and composed music.
- Writer, author
- Western, travel fiction, German homeland novels, adventure novels
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Adventure Drama Western. When violent conflict breaks out between greedy railroaders and a tribe of Mescalero Apaches, only two men, destined to be blood brothers, can prevent all-out war: chief's son Winnetou and German engineer Old Shatterhand. Director. Harald Reinl. Writers. Karl May. Harald G. Petersson. Stars. Lex Barker. Pierre Brice.
Jun 25, 1986 · Karl May: Directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg. With Helmut Käutner, Kristina Söderbaum, Käthe Gold, Attila Hörbiger. This ethereal, three-hour biopic is the middle film in Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's "German Trilogy" on the mythological foundations of the Third Reich.
