The Wind's Fierce (1970)

This western is set in Valencia, Spain at the end of the 19th century, and stars Terence Hill as a close-mouthed gunslinger. The bad guy is the local landlord and aristocrat (Fernando Rey),... See full summary »

Director:

Mario Camus

Writers:

Manolo Marinero (story), Mario Camus

Stars:

Terence Hill, Maria Grazia Buccella, Mario Pardo

Cast

Cast overview:
Terence Hill	...	Marco
Maria Grazia Buccella	...	Soledad
Mario Pardo	...	Jacobo
Máximo Valverde	...	Ramón
Carlo Alberto Cortina	...	Agitador (as Berto Cortina)
Ángel Lombarte	...	José
William Layton	...	Don Lucas
Manuel Alexandre	...	Agustín
Carlos Otero	...	Maestro Tonio
Andrés Resino	...	Carlos
Manuel de Blas	...	Rafael
Fernando Sánchez Polack	...	Pedro
José Manuel Martín	...	García
Fernando Rey	...	Don Antonio

Storyline

This western is set in Valencia, Spain at the end of the 19th century, and stars Terence Hill as a close-mouthed gunslinger. The bad guy is the local landlord and aristocrat (Fernando Rey), who horribly abuses the laborers in his community.

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Plot Keywords:

gunslinger | aristocrat | spain | anarchism | physical abuse | 

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Genres:

Drama | Western

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Details

Country:

Spain Italy

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

4 December 1970 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Wind's Fierce

Filming Locations:

Almonte, Huelva, Andalucía, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cesáreo González Producciones Cinematográficas,Fair Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min 93 min (US)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is called 'Revenge of Trinity' in 'The Trinity Collection', a 6-disc box set in Australia.

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Goofs

Approximately 20 minutes into the movie, where they are shooting to 'win' Maria. When Rafael fires his first shot, you hear the shot before the hammer falls and smoke comes from the barrel of the rifle.

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Connections

Referenced in Måske ku' vi (1976)

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Soundtracks

Free
Written and Performed by Augusto Martelli

User Reviews

They shall reap the whirlwind

Not far from directors like Elio Petri or Francesco Rosi, Mario Camus tells a story of growing social awareness when killer Marco comes to town, paid to shoot a man who wants to start a revolution. Watching his boss Don Antonio suppressing the working class, Marco soon regrets what he has done and joins the revolution. For the sake of drama, there is a beautiful lady to fall in love with and a brother who does not understand his change of motivation. It may not be extraordinary for 1970, but surely is a solid early work of its director.

The Spanish original title "La colera del viento" means "The Wrath of the Wind", and as Don Lucas quotes the biblical "For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind" (Hosea 8,7) in the dialog, the connexion seems clear. However, in most countries, the distributors preferred titles similar to the successful "Trinita" comedies with Terence Hill, e.g. "Trinity Sees Red", even though "La colera del viento" is hardly intended for the same audience. The restored Spanish version for DVD runs 102 minutes instead of 93 like the old cinema print, which apparently was no censorship issue, merely a few dialog scenes which had been shortened. I personally didn't feel the film was too slow moving, it gives time to breathe and time to think. If you like watching Terence Hill in serious films, try "Il vero e il falso" by Eriprando Visconti next.