Winnetou: watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 17 h 55 min. 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. 
   Movie 1

   Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)

   1 h 51 min · ★ 7.1

   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…

2. 
   Movie 2

   Apache Gold (1963)

   1 h 41 min · ★ 6.8

   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…

3. 
   Movie 3

   Old Shatterhand (1964)

   2 h 2 min · ★ 6.2

   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. 
   Movie 4

   Last of the Renegades (1964)

   1 h 34 min · ★ 6.7

   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. 
   Movie 5

   Frontier Hellcat (1964)

   1 h 38 min · ★ 6.4

   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. 
   Movie 6

   Rampage at Apache Wells (1965)

   1 h 29 min · ★ 6.3

   '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…

7. 
   Movie 7

   The Desperado Trail (1965)

   1 h 33 min · ★ 6.9

   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. 
   Movie 8

   Flaming Frontier (1965)

   1 h 30 min · ★ 6.2

   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…

9. 
   Movie 9

   Winnetou and the Crossbreed (1966)

   1 h 30 min · ★ 6.2

   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…

10. 
    Movie 10

    Thunder at the Border (1966)

    1 h 38 min · ★ 5.8

    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. 
    Movie 11

    The Valley of Death (1968)

    1 h 29 min · ★ 6.5

    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.