The Desperado Trail
Seen it?1965 | 93 min | Adventure, Western
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 or The Revenant, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1965: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- 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 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Harald Reinl
- Lex BarkerOld Shatterhand
- Pierre BriceWinnetou
- Sophie HardyAnn
- Rik BattagliaRollins
- Ralf WolterSam Hawkens
- Carl LangeGouverneur
- Miha BalohGomez
- Dušan AntonijevićWeißer Büffel
- Aleksandar GavrićKid
- Ilija IvezićClark