| Windwalker | |
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He conquered love and death...now he walks the winds of eternity! |
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| Directed by | Kieth Merrill |
| Produced by | Arthur R. Dubs |
| Starring | Trevor Howard Nick Ramus James Remar |
| Music by | Merrill Jenson |
| Cinematography | Reed Smoot |
| Distributed by | Pacific International Enterprises |
| Release date(s) | 1981, January 1981 (limited)[1] |
| Running time | 108 min. |
| Country | U.S. |
| Language | Cheyenne, Crow, English |
Windwalker is a 1981 western adventure film, based on a novel by Blaine M. Yorgason, starring Trevor Howard and Nick Ramus. It was shot in various outdoor locations in Utah. To maintain authenticity to the story, the film's dialogue is subtitled in English with Cheyenne and Crow languages spoken. The film was directed by Academy Award-winning director Kieth Merrill and is rated PG in the USA. The music was composed by Merrill Jenson.
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Trevor Howard plays Windwalker, an aged Cheyenne warrior. As a husband and father, he helplessly watched the killing of his wife and the kidnapping of one of his sons during a raid by Crow warriors. After many years of searching for his lost son unsuccessfully, Windwalker dies, but the Great Spirit reawakens him for one final task: to answer the mystery about his missing son in order for him to have a peaceful afterlife.