Legend of a Gunfighter
1964 film
- Paul Clydeburn
- Don Sharp
- Thomas Fritsch
- Walter Giller
- Judith Dornys
- Gustav Knuth
- Heidemarie Hatheyer
- Peter Neusser [de; fr]
- Ingrid van Bergen
- Ron Randell
- Rudolf Schündler
Production
companies
companies
Berolina Film
Wiener Stadthalle-Station Betriebs-und Produktionsgesellschaft
Wiener Stadthalle-Station Betriebs-und Produktionsgesellschaft
Bavaria Film (Austria)
Release dates
- 26 November 1964 (1964-11-26) (West Germany)
- December 1964 (1964-12) (Austria)
Running time
- West Germany
- Austria
Legend of a Gunfighter (German: Heiss weht der Wind, lit. 'The Wind Blows Hot'; also known as Mein Freund Shorty, 'My Friend Shorty') is a 1964 Western film from West Germany. It stars Thomas Fritsch and was directed by Rolf Olsen. It was part of a boom in German westerns following the success of the Karl May series of adaptations.
It was co written by Don Sharp and co-starred Ron Randell. Both men were Australians.[1][2] Location shooting took place in Croatia and Slovenia. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi Herrmann, Leo Metzenbauer and Otto Pischinger.
Plot
Cast
- Thomas Fritsch as Chris Harper
- Gustav Knuth as Richard Bradley
- Judith Dornys as Meg Bradley
- Heidemarie Hatheyer as Ann Bradley
- Ingrid van Bergen as Linda
- Ilse Peternell
- Peter Neusser as Jack Bradley
- Rudolf Schündler as Rufus Harper
- Ron Randell as Al Nutting
- Walter Giller as Spike Sunday
- Demeter Bitenc
References
External links
- Legend of a Gunfighter at IMDb
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Films directed by Rolf Olsen
- Our Crazy Aunts (1961)
- The Turkish Cucumbers (1962)
- Our Crazy Nieces (1963)
- Our Crazy Aunts in the South Seas (1964)
- The Last Ride to Santa Cruz (1964)
- Legend of a Gunfighter (1964)
- When Night Falls on the Reeperbahn (1967)
- The Doctor of St. Pauli (1968)
- On the Reeperbahn at Half Past Midnight (1969)
- That Can't Shake Our Willi! (1970)
- Hotel by the Hour (1970)
- The Priest of St. Pauli (1970)
- Bloody Friday (1972)
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