The Oil Prince (German: Der Ölprinz) is a 1965 West German-Yugoslav western film directed by Harald Philipp and starring Stewart Granger, Pierre Brice and Harald Leipnitz. It was also known as Rampage at Apache Wells.[1] The screenplay is based on a novel by Karl May and was one of a series of film adaptations of his work made by Rialto Film.

The Oil Prince
Directed byHarald Philipp
Written byFred Denger
Harald Philipp
Based onThe Oil Prince
by Karl May
Produced byErwin Gitt
Stipe Gurdulic
Horst Wendlandt
Starring
CinematographyHeinz Hölscher
Music byMartin Böttcher
Production
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Distributed byConstantin Film
Columbia Pictures (UK)
Release date
  • 25 August 1965 (1965-08-25)
Running time
89 minutes
Countries
  • West Germany
  • Yugoslavia
LanguageGerman

The film was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Yugoslavia.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Dusan Jericevic.

It recorded admissions of 409,817 in France, 1,449,558 in Spain, and over 3 million in Germany.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Bergfelder p.190
  2. ^ Harstad, H. F. (24 April 1965). "NOW IT'S YUGOSLAVIA". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155147404.
  3. ^ Box office information for Stewart Granger films in France at Box Office Story

Bibliography

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  • Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.
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