The Valley of Death
Seen it?1968 | 89 min | Western, Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans. If you loved Dances with Wolves, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1968: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Harald Reinl
- Lex BarkerOld Shatterhand
- Pierre BriceWinnetou
- Karin DorMabel Kingsley
- Rik BattagliaMurdoch
- Ralf WolterSam Hawkens
- Eddi ArentLord Castlepool
- Fred VincentCapt. Cummings
- Kurt WaitzmannCol. Bergson
- Heinz WelzelRichter
- Branko ŠpoljarCranfield