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Mein Freund Winnetou (1980)

Mein Freund Winnetou poster
Genre
western
Country
Germany
Length
1 season, 14 episodes
Rated
12
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A German television miniseries about the Apache chief Winnetou and his adventures in the Wild West. It features familiar characters from Karl May's novels and classic Western storytelling.

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What happens

Mein Freund Winnetou is a 1980 German television miniseries, starring Pierre Brice in the title role and directed by Marcel Camus. A Western, it is part of an extended series of films and television series in which Brice played the fictional Apache chief Winnetou, first introduced in novels by Karl May. It also featured performances from actors such as Ralf Wolter and Siegfried Rauch. In some countries it was released in fourteen episodes, while in others it was released in seven longer episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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