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The Winds of Death: Directed by Bernard McEveety. With William Atherton, Raymond Burr, Barbara Carrera, Richard Chamberlain. In the early 20th century, the Wendells prosper and new families move to Centennial to farm in the dry lands. The Mexican immigrants face discrimination and exploitation.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Bernard McEveety
- 1979-02-03
The Winds of Death. By 1911, Mervin Wendell has grown rich selling marginal land to naive settlers for dryland farming, lending on the land at extortion rates then foreclosing and reselling the land at a profit. Among those are young Iowans Earl and Alice Grebe.
S1.E11 ∙ The Winds of Death. Sat, Feb 3, 1979. In the early 20th century, the Wendells prosper and new families move to Centennial to farm in the dry lands. The Mexican immigrants face discrimination and exploitation. Several prominent citizens pass away while farms struggle during the Depression.
"Centennial" The Winds of Death (TV Episode 1979) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Winds of Death Aired Feb 3, 1979 Action Adventure Drama Reviews As Charlotte crusades for the rights of downtrodden Mexicans, the Grebes' good fortune takes a sudden turn for the worse.
Especially the Grebes. "The Winds of Death" focused upon other subplots. It marked the deaths of three major characters - Hans Brumbaugh, Mervin Wendell and Jim Lloyd. Wendell died as a happy real estate tycoon, oblivious of the damage he has caused.
Writing. Jerry Ziegman. Writer. John Wilder. Writer. Early 1900's, Mervin Wendell has become a real estate tycoon by selling promises on land that barely produces any growth to young naive families from the East. While Charlotte Lloyd takes up the Mexican residents' cause at defending their rights.
