Books and movies
On this page I've collected availableitems 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. 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 are offered at the time. There surely are some 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: 01-11-2019
For our english speaking visitors: Karl May Books in English!
| 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 ShatterhandLex 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 |
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 mention them.
Please note: I don't list videos anymore!
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!
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. Can be ordered for example at www.ochoymedio.com |
| 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. |
| 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 | |
| 02-26-2014 | Mr. Dynamit - Morgen küßt Euch der Tod | 1966 | German | DVD-PAL | 16:9 | By Transit-Film |
| 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 | |
| 03-01-2005 | Im Reich des silbernen Löwen | 1965 | German | DVD-PAL | 2,35:1 | In DVD box together with "Der Schut" and "Durchs wilde Kurdistan" |
| 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)! |
| 02-10-2013 | Twenty-Four Hours to Kill | 1965 | German | DVD-PAL | 2,35:1 | |
| 01-29-2006 | Pyramid of the Sun God | 1965 | German | DVD-PAL | Together with "Schatz der Azteken" in "Mexiko-Box" | |
| 08-10-2013 | Pyramid of the Sun God | 1965 | German | Blu-Ray | 2,35:1 | in Box with Treasure of the Aztecs |
| 08-10-2013 | Treasure of the Aztecs | 1965 | German | Blu-Ray | 2,35:1 | in box with Pyramid of the Sun God |
| 01-29-2006 | Treasure of the Aztecs | 1965 | German | DVD-PAL | 16:9 | in Box with Pyramid of the Sun God |
| 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" |
| 02-10-2013 | Code 7, Victim 5 / Table Bay | 1964 | German | DVD-PAL | 2,35:1 | |
| 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 unten |
| 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 | DVD-PAL | To be released in 2014 in the original cinema version. | |
| 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 | |
| 04-01-2007 | Robin Hood e i Pirati | 1960 | German | DVD-PAL | 16:9 | |
| 03-01-2005 | I Pirati della Costa | 1960 | German | DVD-PAL | 16:9 | |
| 09-20-2004 | Il Cavaliere dei Cento Volti | 1960 | German | DVD-PAL | 16:9 | |
| 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 | |
| 07-11-2013 | Capitan Fuoco | 1958 | German | DVD-PAL | 4:3 | |
| 11-12-2011 | The Deerslayer | 1957 | German | DVD-PAL | 2,35:1 | |
| 02-08-2015 | Jungle Heat | 1957 | German | DVD-PAL | 4:3 | To be released by Pidax in May 2015 |
| 05-22-2007 | The Girl in Black Stockings | 1957 | English | DVD-NTSC | 4:3 | |
| 02-08-2015 | The Girl in Black Stockings | 1957 | German | DVD-PAL | 4:3 | To be released by Pidax in May 2015 |
| 10-11-2013 | War Drums | 1957 | German/ English | DVD-PAL | 4:3 | Released in autumn 2013 |
| 01-01-2008 | Away All Boats | 1956 | German/ English | DVD-PAL | 4:3 | |
| 08-03-2012 | Duel on the Mississippi | 1955 | English | DVD-NTSC | ||
| 04-18-2014 | The Yellow Mountain | 1954 | German/ English | DVD-PAL | 16:9 | To be releasedc on June 12th 2014 at "Koch Media Western Legenden" |
| 02-10-2008 | La Vendetta dei Thugs | 1954 | Italian | DVD-PAL | ||
| 09-10-2013 | Thunder over the Plains | 1953 | English | DVD-PAL | ||
| 06-01-2012 | Tarzan and the She-Devil | 1953 | English | DVD-NTSC | 4:3 | all Lex-Barker-Tarzan movies in Box released in USA, see Warner Shop. |
| 02-29-2004 | Battles of Chief Pontiac | 1952 | English | DVD-NTSC | 4:3 | |
| 06-01-2012 | Tarzan's Savage Fury | 1952 | English | DVD-NTSC | 4:3 | all Lex-Barker-Tarzan movies in Box released in USA, see Warner Shop. |
| 06-01-2012 | Tarzan's Peril | 1951 | English | DVD-NTSC | 4:3 | all Lex-Barker-Tarzan movies in Box released in USA, see Warner Shop. |
| 06-01-2012 | Tarzan and the Slave Girl | 1950 | English | DVD-NTSC | 4:3 | all Lex-Barker-Tarzan movies in Box released in USA, see Warner Shop. |
| 06-01-2012 | Tarzan's Magic Fountain | 1949 | English | DVD-NTSC | 4:3 | all Lex-Barker-Tarzan movies in Box released in USA, see Warner Shop. |
| 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. |
| 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 | |
| 10-26-2009 | Unconquered | 1947 | English | DVD-NTSC | 4:3 | |
| 06-01-2005 | Doll Face | 1945 | English | DVD-NTSC | 4:3 | |
Guest appearances and TV series: | ||||||
| 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! |
| 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!":
Box 2 "Winnetou trifft Old Surehand":
Box 3 "Winnetou reitet wieder":
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.
No need for a table, because there's just one record with Lex as far as I know. The songs are available on CD today:
Winnetou du warst mein Freund
Bear Family Records P.O. BOX 1154
D-27727Hambergen - Germany
Tel: 04794/9300-0
Fax: 04794/9300-20
BCD 15984 AH Released in 1996
Available for example at jpc for 16,99 Euro.
Containes the two only songs ever recorded with Lex, both from 1965:
Here are some Sound bites and pictures taken in the studio while recording these songs!
If you don't understand the text - don't mind, it's not worth translating it, but the melodies are very nice and Lex' voice is simply great!
Please send comments, suggestions and additional hints to !
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