: 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 film predates Sergio Leone's "Spaghetti Westerns" and helped create the financial and cultural appetite for European westerns. The Treasure of the Silver Lake(1962)
The 1962 film The Treasure of the Silver Lake ( Der Schatz im Silbersee ) is the landmark production that launched the "Sauerkraut Western" craze. It was the first cinematic adaptation of legendary novels set in the American West and became a massive cultural phenomenon across Europe . Essential Movie Facts : It was the highest-grossing film of 1962