THE TREASURE OF THE AZTECS

Der Schatz der Azteken – German title
I violenti di Rio Bravo – Italian title
Les mercenaries du Rio Grande – French title
De huurlingen van Rio Grande – Belgium title
Poklas Azteku – Czechoslovakian title
De schat van de Azteken – Dutch title
Atsteekkien aarre – Finnish title
Oi misthoforoi tou Rio – Greek title
Ta gerakia tou Mexikou – Greek title
Az aztékok kincse – Hungarian title
Skarb Aztekow – Polish title
Cumbres de violencia – Spanish title
Blago Asteka – Yugoslavia
Mercenaries of the Rio Grande – U.S.A. title
The Treasure of the Aztecs – U.S.A. title
 
A 1965 West German, Italian, French co-production [CCC Filmkunst (Munich), Avala Film (Rome), Franco London Films (Paris)]
Producers: Artur Brauner, Gotz-Dieter Wulf
Director: Robert Siodmak
Story: “Schloss Rodriganda” by Karl May
Screenplay: Ladislas Fodor, R.A. Stemmle (Robert Adolf Stemmle), Paul Jarrico (Israel Shapiro)
Cinematography: Siegfried Hold (Siegfried Pissowotzi) [Eastmanolor]
Music: Erwin Halletz
Running time: 101 minutes
 
Cast:
Doctor Karl Sternau – Lex Barker (Alexander Barker, Jr.)
Count Alfonso di Rodriganda – Gérard Barray (Gérard Baraille)
Captain Lazoro Verdoja – Rik Battaglia (Caterino Battaglia)
Josef Cortejo – Michèle Girardon
Rosita Arbellez – Alessandra Panaro
Karja – Teresa Lorca (Teresa del Santo)
Benito Juarez – Fausto Tozzi
Don Pedro Arbellez – Hans Nielsen
Lieutenant Potoca – Gustavo Rojo (Gustavo Pinto)
Frank Wilson – Kelo Henderson (Paul Henderson, Jr.)
Marshal Bazaine – Jean-Roger Caussimon
Count Don Fernando de Rodgiganda y Sevilla – Frederick von Ledebur (Friedrich von Ledebur)
Abraham Lincoln – Jeff Corey (Arthur Zwerling)
Count Embarez – Djordje Nenadovic
Flatjouani – Mirko Kujacic
Black Stag – Milivoje Popovic-Mavid
Panteo – Branimir Tori Jankovic
Lady – Fulvija Irvemizzi
Girl – Eva Ras (Eva Balaš-Stević)
Alimpo – Rolf Rolphs
Don Fernando’s notary – Reginald Pasch (Reinhold Pasch)
Pablo Cortejo – Antun Nalis
Big India – Nada Radovic
Pedro – Petar Buntic
Juarista – Dragoslav Dzadzevic
French lieutenant – Juvan Rancic
Marshal Bazaine’s secretary – Willy Egger (Willi Egger)
Soldier – Matte Ivankovic
Fiesta dancer – Branko Krsmanovic
Bandits – Aleksandar Djuric, Marijan Habazin
Indian woman – Brada Nadić)
With: Nikola Ilic, Milan Umiljanic, Karlom Tangar, Vladimir Simic, Aleksandar Kolandzic, Minja Vohjvodic
Stunts: Giancarlo Bastianoni, Mario De Barros, Frank Hayden, Slavoljch Plavsic-Zvonce, Dragomir Stanojevic

During the war in Mexico, at the time of the Emperor Maximilian of Austria, Dr. Sternau is appointed by U.S. President Lincoln to bring a message to the rebel general Juarez. After the mission has been accomplished, Sternau is asked to use his influence to try and persuade Count Don Ferdinand of Rodriganda to go against the French Empire. The son of Don Ferdinand, Alfonso, instead convinces his father to fight a duel with the doctor. The father is mortally wounded, but before he dies disinherits his son and puts him under the tutelage of the doctor. But Sternau is captured by the French and Alfonso, accusing him of the murder of his father, Sternau is condemned to death. The doctor us saved, but has to deal with the greed of the count and the traitors of General Juarez, who want to get the ancient treasure of the Aztecs.
 
YouTube German trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44TpVdjinqk