Tribute to Lex Barker

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Books and movies

On this page I've collected available items I found on Lex Barker. The books are written in German and I think they are not available in English, but nevertheless most of them are worth being bought because of their wonderful pictures. Some DVDs do only have the German version, which is a pity not only to foreign collectors, but some DVDs are available both German and English, some in Spanish or Italian. The CD is original of course ...

The following collection is surely not complete, and I can't guarantee the mentioned topics to be available, but they were offered when I put them online. There surely are other shops which offer the same topics, we do not want to favour special companies.

I appreciate suggestions and additional hints to this list at any time. Please send them to ! I want to thank everybody who helped keeping this list timely by sending information!

 

Hint: Some Karl-May movies have been released in May 2005 with English version, too! For more information see below.

Last updated: 04-23-2023

 

• Books
• DVDs and Blu-rays
• Record/CD

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Title	Author	Publisher	ISBN-No.	Annotations
Lex Barker — Unsterblicher Old Shatterhand	Michael Petzel	Karl-May-Verlag	978-3-7802-3019-5	A new book on Lex Barker and his movies, mainly the Karl May movies by Karl May Verlag. (German Language only)
New edition: Lex Barker — die illustrierte Biographie	Reiner Boller/ Christina Böhme	Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf-Verlag	978-3-89602-908-9	A new edition of Reiner Boller's Lex Barker biography (German Language only). The new edition contains new interviews with contemporaries, new pics and other stuff.
Lex Barker — die offizielle Biographie	Reiner Boller/ Christina Böhme	Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf-Verlag	3-89602-444-2	500 pages packed with information and lots of wonderful pictures, a complete filmography - a MUST for each Lex Barker fan! (German Language only)
Lex Barker "Mr. Old Shatterhand" — Sein Leben — Seine Filme	Arild Rafalzik	Filmland Presse München	3-88 690-200-5	Arilds biography (German Language only) is filled with nice pictures and Lex Barkers lifestory, worthwhile to by even if you don't speak German.
Von Tarzan bis Old Shatterhand Lex Barker und seine Filme	Manfred Christ	Günter Albert Ulmer Verlag, Tuningen	3-924191-81-6	More than just a filmography! This book is mainly filled with pics and posters and movie stills from Lex Barker.
Karl-May-Filmbuch	Michael Petzel	Karl May Verlag	3-7802-0153-4	2nd edition with a lot of additinal material! Very interesting book with lots of details about the making of the "Karl-May-movies" of the sixties, with bios and many pics, very recommendable!
Der Weg zum Silbersee	Michael Petzel	Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf-Verlag	3-89602-358-6	Sets and shooting of the Karl-May movies in a colorful pictured book! About 280 pages and 300 photos!
Karl-May-Stars	Michael Petzel	Karl May Verlag	3-7802-0162-3	Portraits of the main actors and a lot of so far unknown pics!
Das große Karl-May-Buch Sein Leben-Seine Bücher, seine Filme	Jörg Kastner	Bastei Lübbe Paperback	3-404-28206-X	Short biography of Karl May, the main part of the book tells all about the movies - the old ones, too. Interesting! Out of print, try ebay!
Das große Album der Karl-May-Filme Bd. 1	Editor: Michael Petzel	Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf-Verlag	3-89602-469-8	Most impressiv huge film strip!
Das große Album der Karl-May-Filme Bd. 2	Editor: Michael Petzel	Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf-Verlag	3-89602-479-5	Most impressiv huge film strip!
Old Shatterhand — Filmbildband	Michael Petzel	Karl May Verlag	3-7802-3013-5	Like the movie film strips of the 60ies.
Das Western-Lexikon 1567 Filme von 1894 bis heute	Joe Hembus	Heyne Filmbibliothek	3-453-08121-8	New edition by Benjamin Hembus. Essential for Western-Fans (deals only with films that ran in Germany); contains all western movies with Lex Barker that were shown in Germany (cinema or TV) and all Karl-May-movies that take place in the Wild West. Out of print?
TARZAN UND HOLLYWOOD	Reiner Boller, Julian Lesser	Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf-Verlag	3-89602-499-X	About Sol Lessers Tarzan movies and life of Johnny Weissmueller, with about 50 pages about Lex and some great new pictures, in German
Brad Harris — "Ein amerikanischer Bayer"	Reiner Boller	Gryphon Verlag	3-937800-55-7	Contains anecdotes about Lex Barker and "Mr. Dynamit - Morgen küßt Euch der Tod", where Brad played "Cliff".
Gustavo Rojo: Abenteuer von Tarzan bis Winnetou	Reiner Boller	Marheinecke	978-3932053672	Contains infos to the five Karl-May movies, in which he appeared!
Das große Album der Karl-May-Filme — special edition	Editor: Michael Petzel	Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf-Verlag	978-3896027276	Limited edition, every book autographed by Marie Versini.
Vom Silbersee zum Tal der Toten	Editor: Michael Châtain	MPW	978-3942621120	Few new contents, but new pictures, many of them of foreign publications

 

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DVDs and Blu-rays

Additionally to the beyond mentioned DVDs there are a lot of collections or boxes with Lex Barker films in different combinations with other movies (cloak and dagger, western, adventure...) which change so often that I can't list all of them.

 Please note: PAL format will probably not play on U.S. DVD players (maybe on computers). DVDs in PAL format are generally region code 2, which will not play on U.S. DVD players!

 Infos on film formats in general and especially the Barker-DVDs!

• Feature films
• Guest appearances and TV series:

You can show the entries according to the date of entry or to the year just like the filmographie.

Date	Title	Year	language	PAL/NTSC	Format (approx.)	Annotations
Movies:
12-20-2005	Wenn du bei mir bist	1970	German	DVD-PAL	16:9
01-01-2006	Aoom	1969	Hispanic	DVD-PAL	16:9	"Aoom" and new movie "El Genio Tranquilo" together with book about director Gonzalo Suarez, no German seller.
05-27-2006	Winnetou und Shatterhand im Tal der Toten	1968	German	DVD-PAL		Together with "Old Shatterhand" in the "Shatterhand box"
04-10-2005	The Castle of the Walking Dead	1967	German English	DVD-PAL	16:9	There is an interview with Lex as additional material.There are different DVD versions, among them NTSC format DVDs, available.
11-24-2021	The Castle of the Walking Dead	1967	German/ English	Blu-Ray	16:9	Digital remastered.
08-12-2009	Woman Times Seven	1967	English/ German	DVD-PAL	4:3	English and German
02-01-2008	Le Carnaval des Barbouzes	1966	German	DVD-PAL	16:9
12-10-2014	Mr. Dynamit - Morgen küßt Euch der Tod	1966	German	DVD-PAL	16:9	Released by Pidax-Film, contains interview with Dr. Hechelhammer from the BND as bonus.
01-01-2005	Half Breed	1966	German/ English	DVD-PAL	2,35:1	In Collectors Box 1, see below
08-10-2013	Half Breed	1966	German	Blu-Ray	2,35:1	in box with Treasure of Silver Lake and Winnetou und sein Freund Old Firehand
03-01-2008	Wer kennt Jonny R.?	1966	German	DVD-PAL	16:9	Together with A Place called Glory in "Lex-Barker-Collection-Box" (2 DVDs)
01-01-2005	The Desperado Trail	1965	German	DVD-PAL	2,35:1	In Collectors Box 3, see below
08-10-2013	The Desperado Trail	1965	German	Blu-Ray	2,35:1
02-10-2008	Im Reich des silbernen Löwen	1965	Italian	DVD-PAL
03-01-2005	Durchs wilde Kurdistan	1965	German	DVD-PAL	2,35:1	In DVD box together with "Der Schut" and "Im Reich des Silbernen Löwen"
03-04-2008	A Place called Glory	1965	German	DVD-PAL	16:9	Together with "Wer kennt Jonny R.?" in "Lex-Barker-Collection-Box" (2 DVDs)!
02-02-2022	A Place called Glory	1965	German/ English	DVD-PAL	2,35:1	by Pidax-Film
02-02-2022	A Place called Glory	1965	German/ English	Blu-Ray	2,35:1	by Pidax-Film
04-26-2023	A Place called Glory	1965	German/ English	DVD-PAL	2,35:1	In "Lex Barker Collection"-Box by Pidax
02-10-2013	Twenty-Four Hours to Kill	1965	German	DVD-PAL	2,35:1
02-02-2022	Twenty-Four Hours to Kill	1965	German/ English	DVD-PAL	2,35:1	by Filmjuwelen. Be careful! There seems to be a version in German only available.
08-10-2013	Pyramid of the Sun God	1965	German	Blu-Ray	2,35:1	in Box with Treasure of the Aztecs
01-19-2006	Pyramid of the Sun God	1965	German	DVD-PAL	16:9	Together with "Schatz der Azteken" in "Mexiko-Box"
08-10-2013	Treasure of the Aztecs	1965	German	Blu-Ray	2,35:1	in box with Pyramid of the Sun God
01-19-2006	Treasure of the Aztecs	1965	German	DVD-PAL	16:9	Together with "Pyramid of the Sun God" in "Mexiko-Box"
01-01-2005	Last of the Renegades	1964	German/ English	DVD-PAL	2,35:1	In Collectors Box 3, see below
08-10-2013	Last of the Renegades	1964	German	Blu-Ray	2,35:1
03-01-2005	Der Schut	1964	German	DVD-PAL	2,35:1	As DVD box together with "Durchs wilde Kurdistan" and "Im Reich des Silbernen Löwen"
02-02-2022	Code 7, Victim 5 / Table Bay	1964	German/English	DVD-PAL	2,35:1	by Filmjuwelen
05-27-2006	Old Shatterhand	1963	German	DVD-PAL	2,35:1	On DVD in "Shatterhand"-Box together with "Winnetou und Shatterhand im Tal der Toten"
01-01-2005	Apache Gold	1963	German/ English	DVD-PAL	2,35:1	In Karl-May-Collector's Box 3, see below
08-10-2013	Apache Gold	1963	German	Blu-Ray	2,35:1
02-01-2005	Il Boia di Venezia	1963	German	DVD-PAL	16:9
02-10-2014	Il Boia di Venezia	1963	German/English/Ita	DVD-PAL	16:9	Original cinema version with three languages!
03-08-2011	Il Misterio del Tempio Indiano	1963	German	DVD-PAL	16:9	in box with part 1
03-08-2011	Kali Yug, la Dea della Vendetta	1963	German	DVD-PAL	16:9	in Box with part 2
05-20-2013	Frühstück im Doppelbett	1963	German	DVD-PAL	4:3	Released at Pidax
06-02-2013	Tempesta su Ceylon	1963	German	DVD-PAL	2,35:1	Released at Fernsehjuwelen
01-01-2005	Treasure of Silver Lake	1962	German/ English	DVD-PAL	2,35:1	In Collectors Box 1, see below
08-10-2013	Treasure of Silver Lake	1962	German	Blu-Ray	2,35:1
05-20-2013	Frauenarzt Dr. Sibelius	1962	German	DVD-PAL	4:3	Released at Pidax
07-16-2005	Die unsichtbaren Krallen des Dr. Mabuse	1962	German	DVD-PAL	16:9	On DVD in Mabuse-Box by Universum with 6 films, among them both Barker films!
01-01-2005	Im Stahlnetz des Dr. Mabuse	1961	German	DVD-PAL	16:9	On DVD in Mabuse box by Universum with 6 films, among them both Barker films
01-01-2004	Il Segreto dello Sparviero Nero	1961	German	DVD-PAL	2,35:1
03-01-2005	Robin Hood e i Pirati	1960	German	DVD-PAL	2,35:1	In DVD box together with "Der Schut" and "Durchs wilde Kurdistan"
03-01-2005	I Pirati della Costa	1960	German	DVD-PAL	16:9
01-29-2006	Il Cavaliere dei Cento Volti	1960	German	DVD-PAL		Together with "Schatz der Azteken" in "Mexiko-Box"
11-27-2003	El Secreto de los Hombres Azules	1960	German	DVD-PAL	4:3	DEFA TV dubbing
02-05-2011	Il Terrore della Maschera Rossa	1959	German	DVD-PAL	16:9
02-26-2004	La Scimitarra del Saraceno	1959	German	DVD-PAL	16:9
01-01-2008	La Dolce Vita	1959	Italian	DVD-PAL		Import from Great Britain, Italian with English subtitles
11-15-2021	La Dolce Vita	1959	German/ Italian	Blu-Ray	2,35:1	90 minute-documentation: "The Truth about La Dolce Vita"
07-11-2013	Capitan Fuoco	1958	German	DVD-PAL	4:3
02-07-2022	Il Figlio del Corsaro Rosso	1958	German	DVD-PAL	16:9	published by Filmjuwelen
02-07-2022	The Strange Awakening	1958	English	DVD-PAL	4:3	UK import to Germany
11-12-2011	The Deerslayer	1957	German	DVD-PAL	2,35:1
02-08-2015	Jungle Heat	1957	German/English	DVD-PAL	4:3	released by Pidax
04-26-2023	Jungle Heat	1957	German/ English	DVD-PAL	4:3	In "Lex Barker Collection"-Box by Pidax
02-08-2015	The Girl in Black Stockings	1957	German/English	DVD-PAL	4:3	released by Pidax
04-26-2023	The Girl in Black Stockings	1957	German/ English	DVD-PAL	4:3	In "Lex Barker Collection"-Box by Pidax
10-11-2013	War Drums	1957	German/ English	DVD-PAL	4:3	Released in autumn 2013
02-02-2022	The Price of Fear	1956	German/ English	DVD-PAL	16:9	released by Pidax
04-26-2023	The Price of Fear	1956	German/ English	DVD-PAL	16:9	In "Lex Barker Collection"-Box by Pidax
01-01-2008	Away All Boats	1956	German/ English	DVD-PAL	4:3
02-02-2022	Duel on the Mississippi	1955	German/ English	Blu-Ray	16:9	released by Koch Media
02-02-2022	The Man from Bitter Ridge	1955	German/ English	DVD-PAL	16:9	released by Koch Media
02-02-2022	The Yellow Mountain	1954	German/ English	DVD-PAL	16:9	released by "Koch Media Western Legenden"
09-20-2004	La Vendetta dei Thugs	1954	German	DVD-PAL	16:9
02-02-2022	Thunder over the Plains	1953	German/English	DVD-PAL	4:3	hard to find at the moment...
02-02-2022	Tarzan and the She-Devil	1953	German/English	DVD-PAL	4:3	Box with all Tarzan movies with Lex Barker by Pidax Film- und Hörspielverlag
02-29-2004	Battles of Chief Pontiac	1952	English	DVD-NTSC	4:3
02-02-2022	Tarzan's Savage Fury	1952	German/English	DVD-PAL	4:3	Box with all Tarzan movies with Lex Barker by Pidax Film- und Hörspielverlag
02-02-2022	Tarzan's Peril	1951	German/English	DVD-PAL	4:3	Box with all Tarzan movies with Lex Barker by Pidax Film- und Hörspielverlag
02-02-2022	Tarzan and the Slave Girl	1950	German/English	DVD-PAL	4:3	Box with all Tarzan movies with Lex Barker by Pidax Film- und Hörspielverlag
02-02-2022	Tarzan's Magic Fountain	1949	German/English	DVD-PAL	4:3	Box with all Tarzan movies with Lex Barker by Pidax Film- und Hörspielverlag
02-02-2022	The Velvet Touch	1948	English/Hispanic	DVD-PAL	4:3	released on DVD but not available at the moment
01-01-2007	Mr. Blandings builds his Dream House	1948	English	DVD-NTSC	4:3
01-01-2009	Mr. Blandings builds his Dream House	1948	German/ English	DVD-PAL	4:3	In Cary-Grant box 3.
02-07-2022	Berlin Express	1948	German	DVD-PAL	4:3	I didn't see lex in this movie...
04-02-2003	Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome	1947	English	DVD-NTSC	4:3
01-01-2003	Under The Tonto Rim	1947	English	DVD-PAL		Together with "Sunset Pass", also available at amazon.co.uk
01-01-2003	Under The Tonto Rim	1947	English	DVD-NTSC	4:3
01-01-2010	Crossfire	1947	English/ German	DVD-PAL	4:3
02-07-2022	The Farmer's Daughter	1947	English	DVD-PAL	4:3	Available in Spanish, too, but not in German
10-26-2009	Unconquered	1947	English	DVD-NTSC	4:3
02-07-2022	Two Guys from Milwaukee	1946	English	DVD-NTSC	4:3	Probably NTSC, probably Region code 1! No exact description.
02-07-2022	Do You Love Me?	1946	English	DVD-NTSC	4:3	Region code 1, US import
06-01-2005	Doll Face	1945	English	DVD-NTSC	4:3
Guest appearances and TV series:
02-07-2022	Night Gallery, ep. "The Waiting Room"	1972	English	DVD-PAL	4:3	Complete box or single seasons may be available.
03-01-2014	The F.B.I., ep. "Three Way Split"	1971	English	DVD-NTSC	4:3	The 6th season is available at amazon.com, in which Lex is in one episode!
01-24-2016	Rudi-Carrell Show	1971	German	DVD-PAL	4:3	To be released on March 18th 2016 bei Pidax!
02-02-2022	It Takes a Thief, ep. "The King of Thieves"	1969	German/ English	DVD-PAL	4:3	Complete edition "It takes a Thief" released by Fernsehjuwelen
08-01-2005	Tales of Tomorrow, ep. "Red Dust"	1952	English	DVD-NTSC	4:3	In Collection 2

 

On May 2nd 2005 a new Karl May Collector's Box has been released, containing 3 Boxes each with 3 films. Quality is superb, but the best news is:
2 films of each box are in German and in English, too!

A very detailed critique can be found here! (German)

Box 1 "Der Mythos lebt!":

• "Treasure of Silver Lake" - German and English
• "Half Breed" - German and English
• Winnetou und sein Freund Old Firehand

Box 2 "Winnetou trifft Old Surehand":

• Unter Geiern - German and English
• Der Ölprinz - German only
• Old Surehand - German and English

Box 3 "Winnetou reitet wieder":

• "Apache Gold" - German and English
• "Last of the Renegades" - German and English
• "The Desperado Trail" - German only

 

For more information see Universum-Film (German language only) and dvd-inside.de.

 

Information on the English dubbing can be found on the dubbing page now.

 

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