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The Valley of Death

1968 · 89 min

A nostalgic, easy-going western adventure with rugged heroes, sweeping landscapes, and a mystery to solve.

Directed by
Harald Reinl
Genres
Western, Adventure
Starring
Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Karin Dor
Tagline
The inseparable blood brothers in a new, captivating adventure !
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Harald Reinl
Genres
Western, Adventure
Starring
Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Karin Dor
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • friendship
  • justice
  • loyalty
  • mystery
  • betrayal
Places
  • wilderness
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour4
Realism5
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
western, adventure
Directed by
Harald Reinl
Written by
Herbert Reinecker, Harald Reinl
Starring
Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Karin Dor, Rik Battaglia, Ralf Wolter, Eddi Arent, Fred Vincent, Kurt Waitzmann
Cinematography
Ernst W. Kalinke
Runtime
89 min
Country
Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia
Languages
German

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