Apache Gold

Apache Gold
Apache Gold
Directed by	Harald Reinl
Written by	Harald G. Petersson
Based on	Winnetou novels; by Karl May
Produced by	Horst Wendlandt
Starring	Lex Barker; Pierre Brice; Mario Adorf; Marie Versini;
Cinematography	Ernst W. Kalinke
Edited by	Hermann Haller
Music by	Martin Böttcher; Marie Versini;
Production; companies	Jadran Film; Rialto Film;
Distributed by	Constantin Film (West Germany); Columbia Pictures (United States);
Release date	11 December 1963;
Running time	101 minutes
Countries	West Germany; Italy; Yugoslavia;
Language	German
Budget	4 million DM
Box office	$36.7 million (est.)

Apache Gold (German: Winnetou, later retitled to Winnetou – 1. Teil), also known as Winnetou the Warrior, is a 1963 Western film directed by Harald Reinl. It is based on the story of Winnetou, a fictional Native-American Apache hero from the Winnetou series of German novels. It was a major commercial success, selling about 77 million tickets at the worldwide box office.

It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Croatia, then part of Yugoslavia, near the city of Zadar. The film's sets were designed by art director Vladimir Tadej.

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