In 1797 Utah, an aged Cheyenne patriarch helps his kin to fight off a raiding party of rival Crow warriors and he tells his grandchildren the story of their family.
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Title: Windwalker (1980)
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Cast
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| Trevor Howard | ... | Windwalker | |
| Nick Ramus | ... | Smiling Wolf / Crow Brother / Narrator | |
| James Remar | ... | Windwalker as a young man | |
| Serene Hedin | ... | Tashina | |
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Dusty McCrea | ... | Dancing Moon (as Dusty 'Iron Wing' McCrea) |
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Silvana Gallardo | ... | Little Feather |
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Emerson John | ... | Spotted Deer |
| Jason Stevens | ... | Horse That Follows | |
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Roberta Deherrera | ... | Happy Wind |
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Ivan Naranjo | ... | Crooked Leg |
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Chief Tug Smith | ... | Tashina's father |
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Fredelia Smith | ... | Tashina's mother |
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Wanni-Omni-Ska-Robideau | ... | Windwalker, age 5 |
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Dominque Gallegos | ... | Tashina, age 5 |
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Jason Tahbo | ... | Crow Brother, age 5 |
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An ancient Indian warrior who has reached the end of his life is brought back from his 'death' to save his family from a raiding party of enemy Indians in this unique story of 'Indians without a single cowboy.' Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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cheyenne indian | native american culture | death | crow indian | wolf |Taglines:
He conquered love and death...now he walks the winds of eternity!Parents Guide:
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18 November 1983 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
Cheyeni v boju za zivljenje See more »Edit
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Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$18,636,482Company Credits
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With the exception of a voice-over narration, the movie is entirely in the Cheyenne and Crow Native American languages with subtitles. See more »Goofs
After the scenes where his family has older Windwalker's funeral and are riding their horses home, there is a moment where the camera focuses on the horse's feet and a half-buried chain link fence is visible in the snow. See more »Quotes
Windwalker: [remembering his past] I never saw my son again, but the pain of wondering still burns within my heart. Searching for this lost one has kept me long upon the earth, but now I look no more. It is a good day to die.See more »
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Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Once Around/Men of Respect/Flight of the Intruder/White Fang/Not Without My Daughter (1991) See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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..or if I dreamed this. I remember my older brother taking me to see this film when I was six years old. I was captivated by it then, and over the years, I forgot the name of the film and nobody knew what I was talking about when I would describe it. Not even my brother remembers.
Well, thanks to the wonders of the internet, I was finally able to remember the name and I ordered it not really expecting it to be as enchanting as when I was six. But I still find it to be an amazing film. Very well done with some great camera work. It is refreshing to see a Native American film without the indians merely being a catalyst for the heroism of some cowboy.
A great story and I love that it is done in Native Language and subtitled English. I noticed that they gave the "If you like this movie, you will like 'Dances with Wolves'" recommendation. Well, this is a much better movie. If only because we don't have to see Kevin Costners bare a**e. This film stands on it's own without the marquee names or the white actors with the wig and tanning cream. Check it out.