

The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake
1990, German. Directed by Günter Rätz.
Cowboys Hobble Frank and Tante Droll are instructed to deliver the legacy of chief Weiser Bär, a map to the legendary Treasure of the Silver Lake, to his hiers Großer Bär and Kleiner Bär. But the bandit Cornel Brinkley and his buddies manage to steal the map and so Frank and Droll call up Old Shatterhand and Winnetou, to help them in their quest to recapture the map and save the treasure.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 19 January 1990
- Original title
- Die Spur führt zum Silbersee
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Günter Rätz
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What The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake is based on
The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake is based on Der Schatz im Silbersee, an 1894 novel by Karl May, published by Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft.
Novel · 1894
Der Schatz im Silbersee
By Karl May
Published by Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft
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The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 January 1990. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake?
The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake (1990) was directed by Günter Rätz and stars Gert Grasse, Henry Hübchen, Klaus Manchen.
What is The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake based on?
The Trace Leads to the Silver Lake is based on Der Schatz im Silbersee, an 1894 novel by Karl May, published by Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft.