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Plot Summary:
Frontier Hellcat was the fourth in a series of 1960s European westerns based on Karl May's "Winnetou" character. Stewart Granger takes over from Lex Barker in the leading "Anglo"-role of the mysterious maverick who wanders from town to town doing the "Lone Ranger" bit. The hellcat of the title is Elke Sommer, a tempestuous frontierswoman who reluctantly accepts Granger's help in attaining safe passage through the Rocky Mountains ("played" in this film by the Alps).
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: West Germany, France, Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, exciting, rough, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful
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Old Shatterhand (1964)
Plot Summary:
Renegades trying to get the army to abandon their fort get the Indians addicted to whiskey, then convince them to attack and drive out the soldiers.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: West Germany, France, Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, 70mm film
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Winnetou: The Red Gentleman (1964)
Plot Summary:
Forester, a ruthless oil baron, wants to create a war between the native American tribes and the white men. Old Shatterhand, Winnetou and their sidekick Castlepool try to prevent this.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: West Germany, France, Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western
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Winnetou and the Crossbreed (1966)
Plot Summary:
On her b-day, settler's daughter Apanatschi receives her father's secret gold mine but greedy neighboring prospectors resort to murder and kidnapping in order to get the gold, forcing the girl and her brother to seek Winnetou's protection.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Western, Adventure
Country: West Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western
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Winnetou and Old Firehand (1966)
Plot Summary:
Firehand and his Apache friend Winnetou are determined to get justice for the murder of four young braves. They set off to track down the gang responsible for the horrendous act.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Western, Adventure
Country: West Germany, Yugoslavia
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western
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Winnetou (1963)
Plot Summary:
The construction of the Great Western Railroad creates heavy conflict between the railway company and neighboring Indian tribes. Worse, criminal gang leader Santer sets his eyes on a gold mine located on holy Indian land and influences the construction supervisor to re-rout the planned railroad straight through Apache land. Old Shatterhand, who works as a measurement technician, discovers the evil plan and searches contact with the Apaches in an effort to avert war.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: West Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, cult classic, cult film
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Winnetou: The Last Shot (1965)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Western
Country: West Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia, France
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, independent film
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The Valley of Death (1968)
Plot Summary:
Mabel Kingsley arrives at a western town to clear her missing father of the charge that he stole a shipment of government gold. A frontiersman known as "Shatterhand" agrees to guide her in a search for the gold and for major Kingsley. They are joined by an army lieutenant, an amateur botanist, and an Apache chief named Winnetou. Despite troubles caused by pursuing bandits and by Winnetou's enemy, a Sioux chief, Mabel's party eventually reaches the "Valley of Death" which holds the answers to the mystery of the missing gold.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Western, Adventure
Country: West Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Old Surehand (1965)
Plot Summary:
Old Surehand and his faithful old friend Old Wabble are on the trail of a cold-blooded killer with the nickname 'The General'. The brother of Old Surehand was murdered by him. On the way Old Surehand and Old Wabble are involved in the running conflict between settlers and Comanches who are likely to go on the war path. Old Surehand can count on the support of his friend and blood brother Winnetou, the amiable chief of the Apaches. Written by Robert.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Western
Country: West Germany, Yugoslavia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: euro western, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Oil Prince (1965)
Plot Summary:
'The Oilprince' is an unscrupulous businessman. He looks forward to a lucrative deal with the "Western Arizona Bank'. He sells the bank oil wells at Shelly Lake that do actually not exist. The Oilprince learns that the colonists would like to settle at Shelly Lake. So The Oilprince exchanges the scout of the settlers by one of his minions to give them another route. But soon The Oilprince has to recognize that he has not counted on Winnetou, the righteous leader of the Apaches, and his blood brother Old Surehand.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Western, Adventure
Country: West Germany, Yugoslavia
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, exciting, rough, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious
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10,000 Dollars for a Massacre (1967)
Plot Summary:
Django is hunting the bandit Manuel, because there's a price on his head. But when he meets Manuel, he joins his gang instead for a robbery.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 650
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, cynical, stylized
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I Am Sartana, Trade Your Guns for a Coffin (1970)
Plot Summary:
Sartana, bounty hunter and gunfighter, witnesses the robbery of a shipment of gold. He finds his way into town where he meets with a lot of suspicious stares from the locals. He also meets with Samuel Spencer, who seems to own the company in this company town. The gold shipments are being stolen, so Spencer agrees to hire Sartana to protect the next gold shipment. Numerous dull-witted villains make attempts on Sartana's life, but he survives. Eventually, Sartana's nemesis Sabbath (he of the white coat and parasol) rides into town. With a showdown inevitable, Sartana and Sabbath square off to settle the score.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, cynical, stylized
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Day After Tomorrow (1968)
Plot Summary:
Bespectacled pistolero Stan Ross comes to Canyon City and becomes involved with two feuding factions, after a clerk has been killed by the banker Jefferson during a botched holdup, while robbing his own bank.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Treasure of the Silver Lake (1962)
Plot Summary:
Colonel Brinkley is a criminal who has been with the map of where the treasure is the Silver Lake. Winnetou and Old Shatterhand come again towards goodness, but along the way will encounter enemy tribes they will face.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: West Germany, France, Yugoslavia
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, exciting, serious, realistic
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The Cry of the Black Wolves (1972)
Plot Summary:
Halfwit Indian Akaena promises a fictitious treasure to anyone who takes her down south where the sun always shines. Trapper Bill Robinson, an honest fur trader in Alaska, refuses to sell his dog sled to dishonest miner Mike Williams, who steals it at gunpoint. While Akaena proves unable to keep her promise, Mike is shot before he can kill her. His corps is found on Bill's sled, making him the suspect as conniving outlaw gangs arrive in town.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 178
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: West Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, spoof, parody
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Chingachgook: The Great Snake (1967)
Plot Summary:
Chingachgook, a Mohawk-born Delaware warrior, strives to rescue his wife Wahtawah from the clutches of an enemy camp of Huron. Joined by his trusted huntsman Deerslayer, the two confront racist pioneers and brutal British soldiers in their quest. Deerslayer catches the desire of Judith and thus the jealousy of her suitor, Harry. The action of the story functions like a seesaw, characters continuously traveling back and forth between a house on the lake and the Huron camp until the violent climax.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 441
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: East Germany
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tense, disturbing, intense, exciting, serious, realistic, euro western, cult film
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Seven Vengeful Women (1966)
Plot Summary:
Seven women are the only survivors of an Apache attack on a wagon train. They must cross the desert on foot to escape the Indians who are hunting them.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 174
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: Spain, Italy, Austria, Liechtenstein
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, spaghetti western
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Mackenna's Gold (1969)
Plot Summary:
The gangster Colorado kidnaps Marshal McKenna. He believes that McKenna has seen a map which leads to a rich vein of gold in the mountains and forces him to show him the way. But they're not the only ones who're after the gold; soon they meet a group of "honorable" citizens and the cavalry crosses their way too - and that is even before they enter Indian territory.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: exciting, spaghetti western, captivating, tense, suspense, light, retro, costume drama, rough, serious
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The Burning (2014)
Plot Summary:
Kaí is a mysterious shaman who emerges from the Rio Paraná to help a poor farmer and his daughter, who are threatened by a band of cold-blooded mercenaries hired to force them to sell their land.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 896
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: Mexico, Argentina, Brazil
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, psychological, tense, suspense, inspirational, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, stylized
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The Righteous and the Wicked (2010)
Plot Summary:
Hobbs, a notorious wanted bandit, gets caught up in a violently competitive hunt for stolen cash when he finds out outlaws have robbed the local bank. While trying to get back what's his he must saddle up to stop these outlaws leaving whomever stands in his way dead!.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Coffin Full of Dollars (1971)
Plot Summary:
There's a frontier feud on the border of Mexico. Outlaw Hagen's brothers have been killed by Nevada's Kid's family.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 423
Genere: Action, Drama, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Keoma (1976)
Plot Summary:
Half-breed Keoma returns to his border hometown after service in the Civil War and finds it under the control of Caldwell, an ex-Confederate raider, and his vicious gang of thugs. To make matters worse, Keoma's three half-brothers have joined forces with Caldwell, and make it painfully clear that his return is an unwelcome one. Determined to break Caldwell and his brothers' grip on the town, Keoma partners with his father's former ranch hand to exact violent revenge.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, cult classic, grindhouse, perverse, exciting, atmospheric, rough, serious, realistic
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Django Strikes Again (1987)
Plot Summary:
Former gunfighter Django has become a monk and abandoned his violent former ways. His daughter is kidnapped by rogue Hungarian soldiers using slave labor to run a silver mine. Django casts off his habit and digs up his machine gun to practice a little liberation theology.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Colombia
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: spaghetti western, euro western, cult classic, exciting, atmospheric, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, stylized
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Conagher (1991)
Plot Summary:
Mrs. Evie Teale is struggling to stay alive while raising her two children alone on a remote homestead. Conn Conagher is a honest, hardworking cowboy. Their lives are intertwined as they fight the elements, indians, outlaws, and loneliness.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, wild
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Shalako (1968)
Plot Summary:
Sean Connery is Shalako, a guide in the old West who has to rescue an aristocratic British hunting party from Indians and bandits.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: UK, West Germany, USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, stylized, spaghetti western, independent film, euro western, wild, cult film
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The Stalking Moon (1968)
Plot Summary:
When an army scout retires to a farm in New Mexico he takes pity on a white woman and her half-breed son recently rescued from indians, and invites them to join him. He does this even knowing the child's father is a feared and murderous Apache and that sooner or later a showdown is almost inevitable.`.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: tense, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic, retro, spaghetti western, independent film, suspense, wild
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Cry Blood, Apache (1970)
Plot Summary:
Telling the story of his early life in flashback, a former prospector (Joel McCrea, with flashback sequences featuring son Jody) explains his brutal massacre of a tribe of Indians. The only survivor (Marie Gahua) agrees to lead him to a secret gold mine.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 677
Genere: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, spaghetti western, cult film
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Against a Crooked Sky (1975)
Plot Summary:
The eldest daughter of a pioneer family is kidnapped by a mysterious Indian tribe and the eldest son pursues. In order to win back his sister's freedom, he must sacrifice his own life by passing the test of "Crooked Sky" and shield his sister from an executioner's arrow. Along the way, he recruits a broken down, drunk prospector to help him track down the unknown tribe and rescue his sister.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 720
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: action adventure, independent film, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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The Way West (1967)
Plot Summary:
In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock is a highly principled and demanding taskmaster who is as hard on himself as he is on those who have joined his wagon train. He clashes with one of the new settlers, Lije Evans, who doesn't quite appreciate Tadlock's ways. Along the way, the families must face death and heartbreak and a sampling of frontier justice when one of them accidentally kills a young Indian boy.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: rough, captivating, realistic, serious, suspenseful, retro, epic, road movie, wild
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A Man Called Horse (1970)
Plot Summary:
In 1825 an English aristocrat is captured by Indians. He lives with them and begins to understand/accept their lifestyles. Eventually he is accepted as part of the tribe and becomes their leader.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: suspense, scenic, intense, exciting, serious, captivating, epic, realistic, historical drama, independent film
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Follow the River (1995)
Plot Summary:
Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband, Will, narrowly escapes death during the attack. Impressed by her grace under the pressure of captivity, Wildcat, the Shawnee chief, confers special privileges on Mary and her children, eventually proposing that Mary become his mate. Surprised by her attraction to the handsome brave, Mary nonetheless opts to remain faithful to Will and engineers a plan for her escape. Separated from her children, Mary joins another female settler, and together they embark on a harrowing homeward trek. Her odyssey comes full circle more than a decade later when she is finally reunited with her long-lost children.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 494
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, epic