Manitou's Shoe

Name: Manitou's Shoe
Genre: Comedy, Western, Adventure
Released: 2001-07-11
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Michael Herbig, Christian Tramitz, Sky du Mont, Marie Bäumer, Rick Kavanian

Der Schuh des Manitu (2001)

Timing: 1:25 (85 min)

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Video for the film Manitou's Shoe — Der Schuh des Manitu - Trailer

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Release date

2001-07-11

Country

Germany

Production

Constantin Film, Seven Pictures, herbX Film, herbX film

Genre

Comedy, Western, Adventure

Budget

$7 000 000

Box office

$64 300 000

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Director

Michael Herbig

Actors

Michael Herbig, Christian Tramitz, Sky du Mont, Marie Bäumer, Rick Kavanian, Hilmi Sözer, Irshad Panjatan, Tim Wilde, Oliver Wnuk, Siegfried Terpoorten
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Scenario

Producer

Bernd Eichinger, Michael Herbig, Michael Wolf, Benjamin Herrmann, Michael Waldleitner, Stefan Gärtner, Katrin Holetzeck

Camera operator

Stephan Schuh

Composer

Ralf Wengenmayr

Artist

Claus Kottmann

Audition

Rita Serra-Roll

Editing

Alexander Dittner
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Short description

Abahachi, Chief of the Apache Indians, and his blood brother Ranger maintain peace and justice in the Wild West. One day, Abahachi needs to take up a credit from the Shoshone Indians to finance his tribe's new saloon. Unfortunately Santa Maria, who sold the saloon, betrays Abahachi, takes the money and leaves. Soon, the Shoshones are on the warpath to get their money back, and Abahachi is forced to organize it quickly.

What's left behind the scenes

When Abahachi shows the Ranger photographs from his past, he points to one and says it's his father. In fact, he's showing a photograph of the French actor Pierre Brice, who played the main role of Winnetou in a series of German films released in the 1960s. At the same time, Abahachi tells the Ranger that his father could speak French, and no one knew where he learned it.
The film itself is essentially a parody of the novels by German writer Karl May dedicated to the Apache chief Winnetou and the films based on them, which are very popular in Germany. The character Karl M., whom the protagonists meet in a bar, is an additional reference to the famous writer.
In one scene, Abahachi plays a popular tune from the film "The Third Man" (1949). Paul Hörbiger, Christian Tramitz's grandfather who played the Ranger in "Manitou's Mocassins," played a role in "The Third Man."
In one of the scenes, Abahachi plays a popular melody from the film 'The Third Man' (1949). Paul Hörbiger, the grandfather of Christian Tramitz—who played the Ranger in 'Manitou's Moccasins'—performed one of the roles in 'The Third Man'.
When the Shoshone chief Sly Slimy asks to dig up the war tomahawk, one of his assistants tells him in a fictional "Apache dialect" that the tomahawk broke because they bought a cheap, low-quality one. The last word he says in this "dialect" is "Chibo." In reality, "Chibo" is a popular chain of stores in Germany known for selling everyday goods at affordable prices.
Abahachi's mare, named Jacqueline, is actually a stallion.
When Abahachi shows the Ranger photographs from his past, he points to one and says it is his father. In reality, he is showing a photograph of French actor Pierre Brice, who played the lead role of Winnetou in the series of German films released in the 1960s. At the same time, Abahachi tells the Ranger that his father could speak French, and no one knew where he learned it from.
A special version of the film has a runtime of 100 minutes.
The film's television premiere on the German channel PRO 7 achieved the highest rating in the channel's history. The movie was watched by 12.2 million viewers, or 32% of the channel's total audience.
Before the release of 'Manitou's Moccasins', two lead characters in sketches of the popular German parody series 'Bullyparade' (1997-2002) by Michael Herbig were named Winnetou and Old Shatterhand, as in the novels by Karl May. After the film hit the screens, they suddenly reverted to their 'real' names, Abahachi and Ranger, in the TV series as well.
Before the release of "Manitou's Mocassins," two leading characters in sketches on the popular German parody series "Bullyparade" (1997-2002) by Michael Herbig were named Winnetou and Old Shatterhand, as in the novels by Karl May. After the film appeared on screens, they suddenly reverted to their "real" names, Abahachi and Ranger, in the television series.
When the Shoshone chief Sly Slug asks to dig up the war tomahawk, one of his assistants tells him in a fictional Apache 'dialect' that the tomahawk broke because they bought a low-quality one on the cheap. The last word he says in this 'dialect' is 'Chibo.' In reality, 'Chibo' is a popular retail chain in Germany known for selling everyday goods at affordable prices.
The entire cave scene was subsequently redubbed due to leaking street noise.