Legend of a Gunfighter

Directed byRolf Olsen

Written by

• Paul Clydeburn
• Don Sharp

Produced byKurt Ulrich

Starring

• Thomas Fritsch
• Walter Giller
• Judith Dornys
• Gustav Knuth
• Heidemarie Hatheyer
• Peter Neusser [de; fr]
• Ingrid van Bergen
• Ron Randell
• Rudolf Schündler

Legend of a Gunfighter
Directed by	Rolf Olsen
Written by	Paul Clydeburn Don Sharp
Produced by	Kurt Ulrich
Starring	Thomas Fritsch Walter Giller Judith Dornys Gustav Knuth Heidemarie Hatheyer Peter Neusser [de; fr] Ingrid van Bergen Ron Randell Rudolf Schündler
Cinematography	Hanns Matula [de; fr]
Edited by	Friedel Welsandt
Music by	Erwin Halletz
Production companies	Berolina Film Wiener Stadthalle-Station Betriebs-und Produktionsgesellschaft
Distributed by	Nora-Filmverleih (W.Germany) Bavaria Film (Austria)
Release dates	26 November 1964 (1964-11-26) (West Germany) December 1964 (1964-12) (Austria)
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	West Germany Austria
Language	German

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.