Karl May

Karl May

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1842-02-25
Deathday: 1912-03-30 (70 years old)

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Biography

Karl Friedrich May was a German writer best known for his adventure novels set in the American Old West. His main protagonists are Winnetou and Old Shatterhand. May set similar books in the Orient and Middle East (in which the main protagonists were Kara Ben Nemsi and Hadschi Halef Omar), Latin America and Germany. May also wrote poetry, a play, and composed music; he was a proficient player of several musical instruments. Many of his works were adapted for film, stage, audio dramas and comics. Later in his career, May turned to philosophical and spiritual genres. He is one of the best-selling German writers of all time, with about 200 million copies worldwide.


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Filmography

all 38

Movies 36

Writer 35

TV Shows 2

Writer
The Young Chief Winnetou

The Young Chief Winnetou (2022)

Movie
Writer
Winnetou - The Last Fight

Winnetou - The Last Fight (2016)

Movie
3.5
Writer
Winnetou - The Secret of Silver Lake

Winnetou - The Secret of Silver Lake (2016)

Movie
3.5
Writer
Winnetou - A New World

Winnetou - A New World (2016)

Movie
3.5
Writer
WinneToons - Die Legende vom Schatz im Silbersee

WinneToons - Die Legende vom Schatz im Silbersee (2009)

Movie
Writer
Karl-May-Spiele: Im Tal des Todes

Karl-May-Spiele: Im Tal des Todes (2002)

Movie
In Memory Of
Ja uff erstmal! Winnetou unter Comedy-Geiern

Ja uff erstmal! Winnetou unter Comedy-Geiern (2001)

TV
Writer
Winnetous Rückkehr

Winnetous Rückkehr (1998)

TV
Writer
The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake

The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake (1990)

Movie
Writer
Das Buschgespenst

Das Buschgespenst (1986)

Movie
Writer
Im Tal des Todes

Im Tal des Todes (1980)

Movie
Writer
Old Firehand

Old Firehand (1979)

Movie
Writer
Durchs wilde Kurdistan

Durchs wilde Kurdistan (1978)

Movie
Writer
The Valley of Death

The Valley of Death (1968)

Movie
Writer
Thunder at the Border

Thunder at the Border (1966)

Movie
4.33
Writer
Winnetou and the Crossbreed

Winnetou and the Crossbreed (1966)

Movie
Writer
Kingdom of the Silver Lion

Kingdom of the Silver Lion (1965)

Movie
4
Writer
Flaming Frontier

Flaming Frontier (1965)

Movie
Writer
The Desperado Trail

The Desperado Trail (1965)

Movie
4.33
Writer
The Wild Men of Kurdistan

The Wild Men of Kurdistan (1965)

Movie
4.5
Writer
Legacy of the Incas

Legacy of the Incas (1965)

Movie
Writer
Rampage at Apache Wells

Rampage at Apache Wells (1965)

Movie
4.33
Writer
Pyramid of the Sun God

Pyramid of the Sun God (1965)

Movie
Writer
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande

Mercenaries of the Rio Grande (1965)

Movie
Writer
Freispruch für Old Shatterhand

Freispruch für Old Shatterhand (1965)

Movie
Writer
Amongst Vultures

Amongst Vultures (1964)

Movie
4.2
Writer
Winnetou: The Red Gentleman

Winnetou: The Red Gentleman (1964)

Movie
3.67
Writer
Yellow Devil

Yellow Devil (1964)

Movie
4.2
Writer
Old Shatterhand

Old Shatterhand (1964)

Movie
Writer
Apache Gold

Apache Gold (1963)

Movie
4
Writer
The Treasure of the Silver Lake

The Treasure of the Silver Lake (1962)

Movie
4.33
Writer
In den Schluchten des Balkan

In den Schluchten des Balkan (1960)

Movie
Novel
Der Löwe von Babylon

Der Löwe von Babylon (1959)

Movie
Novel
Die Sklavenkarawane

Die Sklavenkarawane (1958)

Movie
Writer
Across the Desert

Across the Desert (1936)

Movie
Writer
Die Teufelsanbeter

Die Teufelsanbeter (1920)

Movie
Writer
Caravan of Death

Caravan of Death (1920)

Movie
Writer
Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses

Auf den Trümmern des Paradieses (1920)

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1842-02-25

Deathday
1912-03-30 (70 years old)

Birth Name
Karl Friedrich May

Birth Place
Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany

Citizenships
Kingdom of Saxony

Also Known As
Karl Friedrich May


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