Treasure of the Silver Lake, The
Date: 1962
Director: Harald Reinl
Production Company: Rialto Film Preben-Philipsen, Jadran Film, Rialto Film, Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)
Stars: Lex Barker, Pierre Brice, Herbert Lom, Götz George, Karin Dor, Marianne Hoppe, Eddi Arent, Ralf Wolter, Sima Janicijevic, Ilija Iveic, Mirko Boman, Branko Spoljar, Milivoj Stojanovic, Slobodan Dimitrijevic, Jozo Kovacevic, Velimir Chytil
Location(s): Croatia
Region(s): Rest Of The World
Storyline:
The famous Indian-Chief Winnetou and his white “blood brother” Old Shatterhand help Fred Engel to catch the murder of his father. Colonel Brinkley and his ‘Tramps’, a gang of murderous outlaws, who will stop at nothing to find the legendary treasure of Silver Lake.
Additional Information:
Screen captures, text and uncredited comparison shots provided by Christian Urban and uploaded by Richard Lovejoy.
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Old Shatterhand (Lex Barker) and Winnetou (Pierre Brice) in their first adventure on screen in the 60's. Opening Sequence filmed at Grobnicko polje, near Rijeka (Croatia), nowadays a Racetrack.
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Title sequence, filmed at Obrovac, Croatia, shows the Velebit Mountains.
A new freeway was built in the meantime as can be seen across the center.
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A stagecoach passes through a Canyon. Paklenica National Park, Starigrad, Croatia.
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'Tramps', Colonel Brinkley's band of outlaw's stop the coach and kill all the men. The Colonel, inside the coach, kills Mr. Engel and steals the half treasure map.
Over the years the rocks have become more broken.
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The coach arrives in Tulsa. Fred Engel (Götz George) runs to the coach. Filmed in Starigrad Paklenica, Croatia.
Now an empty field with grass – next to Hotel Alan.
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Fred finds his dead father.
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Winnetou and Old Shatterhand find traces of the assault.
The entrance to the National Park with a new asphalted road.
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Old Shatterhand finds Colonel Brinkley's (Herbert Lom) knife.
Much more wooded now as can be seen from this wider view.
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Winnetou and Old Shatterhand then find Mr Engel's bag.
The same spot from an enforced different angle.
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Fred Engel thinks, because of the bag on the horse, that Old Shatterhand is the murderer of his father. Filmed at Starigrad Paklenica.
The empty field next to Hotel Alan, that in 1962 was the hotel of the film crew.
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Winnetou sees the 'Tramps'.
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Butler`s Farm is the next target of the 'Tramps'. Mr. Patterson (Sima Janicijevic as Jan Sid) has the second part of the map. Filmed in a side valley at Grobnicko polje
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Old Shatterhand and Fred free Mr. Patterson and Ellen Patterson (Karin Dor).
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The 'Tramps' set Butler`s Farm alight.
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The 'Tramps' line up in row before their attack.
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The 'Tramps' as seen from Butler`s Farm.
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Winnetou arrives with help – The 'Osages'.
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Fred in a knife duel with Colonel Brinkley.
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The Osages after their victory, in front of Butler`s Farm.
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The two halves of the treasure map can now be placed together.
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On their way to the Silver Lake they pass a Utah Camp destroyed by the 'Tramps'.
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The Utah Warriors are coming back. They believe, that Shatterhand`s group killed their people.
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Ellen is kidnapped by Colonel Brinkley.
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The 'Tramps' on the way to their hiding place. Filmed in Paklenica National Park, Starigrad.
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Their hiding place, “El Doro” – an empty church. In reality an old watermill in Starigrad Paklenica Nationalparc.
The 'hide' of the tramps as seen now.
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They take Ellen into the church.
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Fred riding through the Valley to El Doro to save Ellen.
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Fred reaches the old church.
The watermill as it is now, surrounded by trees.
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The 'Tramps' passing a marvellous river. Filmed at Zrmanja-Canyon.
The same spot looks very much like it did in 1962, maybe some more trees in the canyon.
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Old Shatterhand and his friends are ambushed by the Great Wolf (Jozo Kovacevic), Chief of the Utahs.
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The Village of the Utahs. Filmed near to Plitvice Lakes National Park.
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Old Shatterhand has to fight against the Great Wolf.
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With his “Schmetterhand”, Old Shatterhand beats the Great Wolf.
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The 'Tramps' on the way to the Silver Lake. (Plitvice National Park)
Filmed at “Slap Plitvice”, nature has made only a few changes.
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Sam Hawkens (Ralf Wolter) and the friends of Old Shatterhand await the Utahs. (Starigrad Paklenica National Park).
The large rock today, hidden by trees as is the whole Valley.
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Winnetou leads the Utahs into a trap.
Another striking rock back right, now hidden by a tree.
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Sam and the friends watch the approaching Utahs.
The large rock from the other side, the view to the end of the valley, again, much more wooded now.
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The 'Tramps' arrive at the Silver Lake. (Plitvice National Park – Lake Kaluderovac).
The Nature at Plitvice Nationalparc is always changing as a result of a Karst phenomena.
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Fred explains the details to the Colonel as to how to reach the Treasure cave.
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The 'Tramps' are building a raft. Waterfall “Galovacki buk”. This was the location for the movie poster.
A much less crowed scene when Christian took this shot.
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The Colonel on the raft on the way to the cave.
Nothing changed, maybe the colour of the water, but it is clear with many fishes.
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The Guardian of the treasure recognise the 'Tramps'. (Plitvice Lake - Lake Kaluderovaz – original grotto!)
The trees grown higher and a railing can now be seen at the bottom of the grotto.
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The Colonel arrives in the grotto.
The grotto ends after approximately 20 m. The remainder of the scene was filmed in a makeshift studio.
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The Colonel and some of his men find the gold.
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The Colonel then kills his men.
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The Guardian of the treasure opens a hidden trap.
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With that, Colonel Brinkley is dropped into the swamp beneath the trap and dies.
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From outside The Treasure Cave all appears calm. Lake Kaluderovac.
The entrance of the grotto, bottom right the bridges leading to the cave. A UNESCO World nature heritage since 1979. Before COVI-19 it received about 1 Million visitors a year.
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The 'remaining Tramps' are going to hang Fred, because the Colonel does not return. Waterfall “Galovacki buk”.
Waterfall “Galovacki buk” – The original tree was cut down. This was also the spot for the movie poster.
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Now the Utahs are coming.
The trees have grown here also.
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Winnetou and Old Shatterhand free Fred.
Another scene next to “Galovacki buk”, now direct at the wooden bridges.
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The Great Wolf and Old Shatterhand separate. Plitvice National Park – Meadow over Lake Kozjak
Filmed on a field in front of Lake Kozjak, today there are substantially more trees and some bushes have appeared in the grass.
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The End. Filmed near Zrmanja Canyon and view of the Velebit Mountains.
The cacti on the left were definitely props. – The small path in the screen capture now has a freeway at its end.