Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- adventurous
- heroic
- brisk
- family movie night
- classic western viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film is a German-language production made by European companies and identified as a Western film, while using the American frontier as its setting.
Old Surehand tracks the cold-blooded killer known as The General after his brother is murdered.
Old Surehand relies on Winnetou, his Apache blood brother, while settlers and Comanches approach open conflict.
The plot and keywords foreground horses, railroad tracks, barroom fighting, Native nations, and frontier travel.
Films like Flaming Frontier, and why
Winnetou: The Red Gentleman
European western adventure with Apache characters, frontier conflict, and a revenge-driven hero
Winnetou: Last of the Renegades
Karl May-inspired western adventure combining Native American alliances, settlers, and colorful frontier villains
The Treasure of Silver Lake
European western with horseback action, frontier justice, and a charismatic outlaw-adventure tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Alfred Vohrer
- Release Date
- 1965-12-14
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (76)
Cast
- Stewart Granger
- Pierre Brice
- Larry Pennell
- Letícia Román
- Terence Hill
- Milan Srdoč
- Wolfgang Lukschy
- Erik Schumann
- Velimir 'Bata' Živojinović
- Dušan Antonijević
Common questions
- What is Flaming Frontier about?
- A determined frontier tracker pursues his brother’s murderer while an Apache alliance confronts a brewing settler-Comanche conflict.
- What is Flaming Frontier like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Flaming Frontier as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Flaming Frontier violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Flaming Frontier as mild.
- Which films are like Flaming Frontier?
- Films with a similar feel include Winnetou: The Red Gentleman, Winnetou: Last of the Renegades, and The Treasure of Silver Lake.
- How long is Flaming Frontier?
- Flaming Frontier runs 90 minutes.
