: It was the highest-grossing film of 1962 in West Germany and was the first movie ever to receive the " Golden Screen " award for attracting over 3 million viewers in its first year. The Story & Characters

The plot is a classic adventure centered on a : Trivia - Treasure of Silver Lake (1962) - IMDb

: The film predates Sergio Leone's "Spaghetti Westerns" and helped create the financial and cultural appetite for European westerns.