Fred Engel's father is murdered by Colonel Brinkley in order to acquire a treasure map, however the Colonel only acquires half of it, the other half as held by Mrs. Butler. Discovering the scene of the crime, Old Shatterhand and Winnetou help Fred bring his father's murderer to justice and locate the treasure of Silver Lake.
| Editing | Hermann Haller | Editor |
| Writing | Karl May | Novel |
| Production | Zvonko Kovačić | Producer |
| Production | Erwin Gitt | Producer |
| Writing | Harald G. Petersson | Screenplay |
| Sound | Martin Böttcher | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Ernst W. Kalinke | Director of Photography |
| Production | Horst Wendlandt | Producer |
| Directing | Harald Reinl | Director |
| Camera | Evo Dycke | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irms Pauli | Costume Design |
| Art | Dušan Jeričević | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlotte Kersten | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Willi Nixdorf | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Erwin Lange | Special Effects |
| Production | Gerhard F. Hummel | Consulting Accountant |
| Production | Erich Schütze | Production Accountant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irms Pauli | Costume Consultant |
| Camera | Lothar Winkler | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Richard Bergmayer | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Branko Ivatović | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Sound | Erik Molnar | Sound |
| Directing | Radenko Ostojić | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Slavko Andres | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Charles M. Wakefield | Assistant Director |
| Production | Leif Feilberg | Production Manager |
| Production | Stipe Gurdulic | Production Manager |
| Production | Erwin Dräger | Unit Production Manager |
