''The Wind's Fierce'' (, , also known as ''Revenge of Trinity'', ''Trinity Sees Red'' and ''The Wind's Anger'') is a 1970 Spanish-Italian western-drama film written and directed by

Mario Camus Mario Camus García (20 April 1935 – 18 September 2021) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He won the Golden Bear at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival with '' La colmena''. His 1987 film '' The House of Bernarda Alba'' ...

Plot

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, the late nineteenth century. Wealthy landowner Don Antonio hires two assassins, Marcos and Jacobo, to infiltrate a group of peasant revolutionaries and kill the leaders. After falling in love with the rebel Soledad, Marcos has a change of heart and decides to unite with the peasants.

Cast

Terence Hill Terence Hill (born Mario Girotti; 29 March 1939) is an Italian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He began his career as a child actor and gained international fame for starring roles in action and comedy films, many with hi ...

as Marcos *

Maria Grazia Buccella Maria Grazia Buccella (born August 15, 1940) is an Italian actress, glamour model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Italia 1959 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1959. Career Buccella won the Miss Trento, Miss Ve ...

as Soledad * Mario Pardo as Jacobo *

Máximo Valverde Máximo Valverde (born 16 November 1944) is a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1968. Selected filmography * 1970: ''The Wind's Fierce'' * 1971: ''Una chica casi decente'' * 1971: ''The Rebellious Novice'' * 1971: ''Spania ...

as Ramón *

Fernando Rey Fernando Casado Arambillet (20 September 1917 – 9 March 1994), best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. A suave, international actor best known for hi ...

as Don Antonio * Ángel Lombarte as José * William Layton as Don Lucas *

Manuel Alexandre Manuel Alexandre Abarca OAXS MML (11 November 1917 – 12 October 2010) was a Spanish film and television actor. Career He was a popular supporting actor. He won an Honorary Goya Award in 2003 for his career achievements. Filmography in ci ...

as Agustín * Manuel de Blas as Rafael

Reception

Although set in

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

, this film is often classified as a spaghetti-western due to themes, scenes and settings deliberately evocative of the western genre.

gives a dramatic performance in his last film before attaining international stardom with ''

They Call Me Trinity ''They Call Me Trinity'' () is a 1970 spaghetti Western comedy film written and directed by Enzo Barboni (under the pseudonym of E.B. Clucher) and produced by Italo Zingarelli. The film stars the duo of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer as half-brot ...

''. After the success of that movie, ''The Wind's Fierce'' was re-released in many countries as a "Trinity" sequel and misleadingly marketed as a comedy.

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* 1970 films 1970 Western (genre) films Italian Western (genre) films Spanish Western (genre) films Spaghetti Western films Films directed by Mario Camus 1970s Italian films {{1970s-drama-film-stub