Lex Barker - Westernheld und Playboy (2023)
Lex Barker - Westernheld und Playboy (2023)
He is the most sought-after man in Europe in the 1960s. Lex Barker embodies the flawless hero in his films and, as Old Shatterhand, becomes a role model for generations of fans. Revered in Europe, misunderstood and almost forgotten in his native America. But who was this American who rode through Yugoslavia in a leather costume for the European audience? In 1973, Lex Barker died of a heart attack on the streets of Manhattan in New York. But no one recognizes the man who was Tarzan in Hollywood. Nobody knows him or cares about that he, as Winnetou's friend, is revered as an icon in Europe. Lex Barker's European western adventures are just a footnote in American film history. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his death, the documentary tells the story of one of the most beautiful men who ever flickered across Europe's cinema screens, for whom European cinema proved to be a stroke of luck and for whom a failed Hollywood career took him via Italy to Germany.

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Cast

Lex Barker Lex Barker As: Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)
Carmen G. Cervera Carmen G. Cervera As: Self - Interviewee
Karen Kondazian Karen Kondazian As: Self - Interviewee
Matthias Wendlandt Matthias Wendlandt As: Self - Interviewee
Brett Halsey Brett Halsey As: Self - Interviewee
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Storyline

He is the most sought-after man in Europe in the 1960s. Lex Barker embodies the flawless hero in his films and, as Old Shatterhand, becomes a role model for generations of fans. Revered in Europe, misunderstood and almost forgotten in his native America. But who was this American who rode through Yugoslavia in a leather costume for the European audience? In 1973, Lex Barker died of a heart attack on the streets of Manhattan in New York. But no one recognizes the man who was Tarzan in Hollywood. Nobody knows him or cares about that he, as Winnetou's friend, is revered as an icon in Europe. Lex Barker's European western adventures are just a footnote in American film history. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his death, the documentary tells the story of one of the most beautiful men who ever flickered across Europe's cinema screens, for whom European cinema proved to be a stroke of luck and for whom a failed Hollywood career took him via Italy to Germany.


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Details

Genres: Documentary, TV Movie

Language: Deutsch, English, Italiano

Release Date: 01 October 2023

Country: DE

Runtime: 53m

Company Credits

Company: Westend Film & TV, ZDF, ARTE

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Cast

Lex Barker

Lex Barker

Self - Portrait Subject (archive footage)

Carmen G. Cervera

Carmen G. Cervera

Self - Interviewee

Karen Kondazian

Karen Kondazian

Self - Interviewee

Matthias Wendlandt

Matthias Wendlandt

Self - Interviewee

Brett Halsey

Brett Halsey

Self - Interviewee

Clemens Meyer

Clemens Meyer

Self - Interviewee

Wolfgang M. Schmitt

Wolfgang M. Schmitt

Self - Interviewee

Christopher Barker

Christopher Barker

Self - Interviewee

Reiner Boller

Reiner Boller

Self - Interviewee

Elisabeth Bronfen

Elisabeth Bronfen

Self - Interviewee

Jan-Christopher Horak

Jan-Christopher Horak

Self - Interviewee

Joachim Gitt

Joachim Gitt

Self - Interviewee

Karl Schlömer

Karl Schlömer

Self - Interviewee

Kendall Old Elk

Kendall Old Elk

Self - Interviewee

Pierre Brice

Pierre Brice

als er selbst (archive footage)

Horst Wendlandt

Horst Wendlandt

als er selbst (archive footage)

Gergana Muskalla

Gergana Muskalla

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Krystian Migotz

Krystian Migotz

Original Music Composer

Lars Holzapfel

Lars Holzapfel

Sound

Patricia von Truchsess

Patricia von Truchsess

Sound

Holger Jung

Holger Jung

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Deniz Schulzke

Deniz Schulzke

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Ion Casado

Ion Casado

Director of Photography

Carlos Fuchs

Carlos Fuchs

Director of Photography

Matthias Jim Günther

Matthias Jim Günther

Director of Photography

Peter Reuther

Peter Reuther

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Sabine Bubeck-Paaz

Sabine Bubeck-Paaz

Commissioning Editor

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