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The Desperado Trail

1965 · 93 min

A sweeping, old-fashioned Western adventure with noble heroes, rugged landscapes, and a bittersweet, heartfelt finale.

Directed by
Harald Reinl
Genres
Adventure, Western
Starring
Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Sophie Hardy
Tagline
«Blazing a trail of violence across the Apache range!»
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Harald Reinl
Genres
Adventure, Western
Starring
Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Sophie Hardy
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • friendship
  • greed
  • violence
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
adventure, western
Directed by
Harald Reinl
Written by
J. Joachim Bartsch, Harald G. Petersson
Starring
Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Sophie Hardy, Rik Battaglia, Ralf Wolter, Carl Lange, Miha Baloh, Dušan Antonijević
Music
Martin Böttcher
Cinematography
Ernst W. Kalinke
Runtime
93 min
Country
Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia
Languages
German

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