Windwalker (1980 film)

Infobox Film
name = Windwalker


image_size = 200px
caption = DVD cover
director = Kieth Merrill
producer = Arthur R. Dubs
writer =
starring = Trevor Howard
Nick Ramus
James Remar
music = Merrill Jenson
cinematography =
editing =
distributor = Pacific International Enterprises
released = 1980
runtime = 108 min.
country = flagicon|US U.S.
language = English, Cheyenne and Crow
budget =
followed_by =
amg_id = 1:54776
imdb_id = 0081760

"Windwalker" is a 1980 western adventure film 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.

Plot

Trevor Howard plays Windwalker, an aged and dying Cheyenne warrior. As a husband and father, he helplessly watched the killing of his wife and the kidnapping of one of his sons by the Crow tribe. As he lies on his deathbed, he is spiritually brought back to answer the mystery about his missing son, in order for him to have a peaceful afterlife. The ending, curiously, is nearly identical to that of "Somewhere in Time" in which the protagonist dies and is reunited with the love of his life on the other side. Both movies were released in 1980. In this one the aged warrior finds himself restored to his youthful prime whereas in "Somewhere in Time" it is the protagonist's beloved who dies at an advanced age but who is then encountered after death in the full bloom of her youth and beauty.

Main cast

*Trevor Howard ... Windwalker
*Nick Ramus ... Smiling Wolf/Crow Brother/Narrator
*James Remar ... Windwalker as a young man
*Serene Hedin ... Tashina
*Dusty McCrea ... Dancing Moon
*Silvana Gallardo ... Little Feather
*Emerson John ... Spotted Deer

DVD details

*Release date: January 1, 2003
*Full Screen
*Region: 1
*Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
*Audio tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) :English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) :Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0)
*Subtitles: English
*Special Features: Cast info:Original commercials:Producer's lifetime achievement award:Still gallery
*Running time: 106 minutes

ee also

*Sacred Ground
*Pacific International Enterprises

External links

*imdb title|id=0081760|title=Windwalker
*amg title|id=1:54776|title=Windwalker
* [http://piefilm.com/windwalker.htm Official Site]