Frontier Hellcat Alfred Vohrer Director

Frontier Hellcat was the fourth in a series of 1960s European westerns based on Karl May's Winnetou character. Stewart Granger takes over from Lex Barker in the leading Anglo-role of the mysterious maverick who wanders from town to town doing the Lon... Read more

Frontier Hellcat was the fourth in a series of 1960s European westerns based on Karl May's Winnetou character. Stewart Granger takes over from Lex Barker in the leading Anglo-role of the mysterious maverick who wanders from town to town doing the Lone Ranger bit. The hellcat of the title is Elke Sommer, a tempestuous frontierswoman who reluctantly accepts Granger's help in attaining safe passage through the Rocky Mountains (played in this film by the Alps). The original title of Frontier Hellcat was Unter Geiern; the production was a cooperative effort, with contributions from West Germany, France, Italy, and Yugoslavia. Stewart Granger would star in the Winnetou saga again in Rampage at Apache Wells and {Old Surehand. Less