Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- slapstick
- lazy sunday
- fun movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an unusually successful blend of spaghetti western action and broad comedy, with particular praise for its humor and Hill-Spencer partnership.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Trinity and Bambino resolve confrontations through exaggerated brawls, comic timing, and playful reversals rather than grim gunfighter realism.
Trinity joins his brother Bambino, who is hiding behind a false sheriff identity, to oppose the land baron.
Bambino breaks the real sheriff's leg and assumes his position to hide from pursuit, creating the central comic situation.
The film's action is shaped as elaborate physical-comedy set pieces built around Hill and Spencer's contrasting screen personas.
Films like They Call Me Trinity, and why
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Shares the spaghetti western setting, irreverent humor, stylized action, and mismatched buddy partnership.
My Name Is Nobody
Combines Italian western conventions with comic violence, broad humor, and a charismatic drifter protagonist.
Trinity Is Still My Name
Features the same comic western tradition, physical comedy, frontier showdowns, and buddy-duo energy.
Movie Details
- Director
- Enzo Barboni
- Release Date
- 1970-12-22
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (1507)
Cast
- Terence Hill
- Bud Spencer
- Steffen Zacharias
- Dan Sturkie
- Gisela Hahn
- Elena Pedemonte
- Farley Granger
- Ezio Marano
- Luciano Rossi
- Ugo Sasso
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is They Call Me Trinity about?
- Two outlaw brothers manipulate a frontier sheriff's identity and their own unlikely partnership to protect settlers from a greedy land baron.
- What is They Call Me Trinity like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of They Call Me Trinity as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is They Call Me Trinity violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in They Call Me Trinity as mild.
- What did critics think of They Call Me Trinity?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an unusually successful blend of spaghetti western action and broad comedy, with particular praise for its humor and Hill-Spencer partnership.
- Which films are like They Call Me Trinity?
- Films with a similar feel include The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, My Name Is Nobody, and Trinity Is Still My Name.
- How long is They Call Me Trinity?
- They Call Me Trinity runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch They Call Me Trinity?
- In United States, They Call Me Trinity streams on Philo.
