(the episodes below are each linked to screenshots)

Ein junger Komantche (S1.E2) A young Comanche

Der Mann für indianische Angelegenheiten (S1.E3) The man for Indian affairs

Original title: Winnetou le Mescaléro

This 14-part German television series starred Pierre Brice as Native American chief Winnetou, a role he portrayed previously in eleven films (1962-68).

German actor Eric Ho appears in the role of Tashunko, a young Comanche.

First broadcast as fourteen half-hour episodes on German television May 2 - June 13, 1980.

In France the series was shown on TV as seven 1-hour episodes.

The television episodes were also released as a 7-part radio play with narration by German actor Horst Frank.

Filming took place January 22 - April 28, 1979 and utilized locations near Apache reservations in Mexico (including Durango).

In 1998 Pierre Brice returned as Winnetou in the two-part miniseries Winnetous Rückkehr (Winnetou's Return).