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The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake (1990)

The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake poster
Original title
Die Spur führt zum Silbersee
Directed by
Günter Rätz
Genre
adventure film
Country
German Democratic Republic, Germany
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An animated puppet film from East Germany. Old Shatterhand and Winnetou race against bandits to find a treasure at Silver Lake.

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What happens

The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake (German: Die Spur führt zum Silbersee) is a 1990 East German animated puppetoon Western film directed by Günter Rätz. It tells the story of how Old Shatterhand, with the help of Winnetou, races against bandits in search of a treasure. The film is based on the novel The Treasure of Silver Lake by Karl May. It was released on 19 January 1990. It won the 1991 Goldener Spatz for best animated film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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