Winnetou

Winnetou is the American-Indian hero of several novels written by Karl May (the best selling German writer of all time), in German language including the sequel Winnetou I to Winnetou III. According to Karl May's story, first-person-narrator Old Shatterhand encounters Winnetou and, after initial dramatic events, a true friendship among Old Shatterhand and the Apache Winnetou arises; on many occasions they give proof of great fighting skill but also of compassion for other human beings.

TV-mini-series

Also in the following series' Winnetou was played by French actor Pierre Brice.

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• Mein Freund Winnetou (1980) - My friend Winnetou - Winnetou le Mescalero, 7 episodes á 52 min.
• Winnetous Rückkehr (that is "The return of Winnetou") (1989), 2 parts, in all 171 min.