A corrupt village commissar insists on mounting a production of Hamlet. The clever local teacher, however, casts the son of a man framed for theft as Hamlet, and the commissar as the usurping king, leading to a climax of truly Shakespearean proportions.
A boy finds a large wolf-like dog in the mountain and they befriend. The local peasants think that it may be a real wolf responsible for the sheep pestilence. They decide to kill the animal, but the boy is worried about it and he secretly provides the dog with the food.
Communist party commissar Ivica is sent to the lowland village to monitor the local partisan squad. Despite their disagreements he befriends their leader Dikan and they plan to evacuate the chief headquarters. Dikan also sees the opportunity to have his personal revenge on an enemy officer, responsible for death of one of his men.
Mabel Kingsley se dirige a un pueblo del oeste para limpiar el nombre de su padre, acusado de robar oro del gobierno. En su búsqueda de la verdad, cuenta con la ayuda de Old Shatterhand, el Mayor Kingsley, un teniente del ejército, un botánico amateur y Winnetou. Pese a las trabas causadas por los bandidos a los que persiguen y por el jefe Sioux, enemigo de Winnetou, el grupo llega al Valle de la Muerte, lugar donde se encuentran las claves sobre el oro perdido que Kingsley ha venido a buscar.
