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(dpa files) - Winnetou (Pierre Brice, L), Chief of the Apache Indians, and his white-skin friend Old Shatterhand (Lex Barker) are the heroes of films based on the German western novels by Karl May, pictured in a movie scene from the episode 'Im Tal des Todes' (In the death valley), 1968. The two heroes are currently spoofed in the German comedy blockbuster 'Der Schuh des Manitu' ('Manitou's Shoe', 2001), which was a surprise hit at the Cannes film market and recently sold to many countries worldwide. (KEYSTONE/DPA/dpa)