Portrait of Karl May

Writing

Karl May

Career

Active from 1920 to 2016, with a break from 1987 to 2015, busiest in 1965 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Apache Gold
Apache Gold
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Karl May Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.3, average 5.5
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Adventure 7
  • Friendship 6
  • Western 5
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Good vs Evil 4
  • German Cinema 4
  • Classic Western 4
  • German Production 4
  • 19th Century 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Native Americans 3
  • Action-Packed 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 45
The Young Chief Winnetou
The Young Chief Winnetou (2022)
GoodWatch score 45

Characters

2010s

3 titles · average score 60
Winnetou - A New World
Winnetou - A New World (2016)
GoodWatch score 60

Novel

Winnetou - The Secret of Silver Lake
Winnetou - The Secret of Silver Lake (2016)
GoodWatch score 57

Novel

Winnetou - The Last Fight
Winnetou - The Last Fight (2016)
GoodWatch score 62

Novel

1980s

1 title
Das Buschgespenst
Das Buschgespenst (1986)

Novel

1960s

18 titles · average score 61
The Valley of Death
The Valley of Death (1968)
GoodWatch score 64

Novel

Winnetou and the Crossbreed
Winnetou and the Crossbreed (1966)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

Thunder at the Border
Thunder at the Border (1966)
GoodWatch score 57

Novel

The Desperado Trail
The Desperado Trail (1965)
GoodWatch score 60

Novel

Rampage at Apache Wells
Rampage at Apache Wells (1965)
GoodWatch score 62

Novel

Flaming Frontier
Flaming Frontier (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

Old Shatterhand
Old Shatterhand (1964)
GoodWatch score 63

Novel

Last of the Renegades
Last of the Renegades (1964)
GoodWatch score 64

Novel

Frontier Hellcat
Frontier Hellcat (1964)
GoodWatch score 62

Novel

Yellow Devil
Yellow Devil (1964)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

Apache Gold
Apache Gold (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

Novel

Treasure of Silver Lake
Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

Novel

1950s

2 titles
Der Löwe von Babylon
Der Löwe von Babylon (1959)

Novel

Die Sklavenkarawane
Die Sklavenkarawane (1958)

Novel

1930s

1 title
Across the Desert
Across the Desert (1936)

Novel

1920s

3 titles
Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses
Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses (1920)

Novel

Die Teufelsanbeter
Die Teufelsanbeter (1920)

Novel

Caravan of Death
Caravan of Death (1920)

Novel