Wind River (film)
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Original title | Wind river |
Country of production | United States of America |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2000 |
length | 97 minutes |
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Director | Tom Shell |
script | Elizabeth Hansen |
production | Kenneth Burke |
music |
Jeff Marsh , Michelle Lindsey , Kenneth Burke, Lynn Rose |
camera | Lawrence Schweich |
cut | Joy Zimmerman |
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Wind River is a film made in 1999 , which is based on historical events, which are passed down through memoirs of Elijah Nicholas Wilson (1842-1915).
action
In 1855, 13-year-old Nick Wilson, who lives on a farm with his widowed mother Martha Wilson, accepts an invitation to a nearby Shoshone village . The residents there are worried about a dream of one of the elders. Nick, however, is just happy to have an adventure one day. He takes part in exercises that his peers go through there to become Shoshone warriors. His ability to use a bow and arrow is soon put to the test when a tribe led by a feared warrior named Pocatello and a couple of "whites" endanger the village.
background
The film is based on the 1919 book "The White Indian Boy" by Elijah Nicholas Wilson and Howard R. Driggs .
Reviews
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IMDb |
“Gives the viewer a glimpse into Native American culture. That's a lot more than most westerns on the subject have to offer. "
Web links
- Wind River in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Wind River in the online movie database
- Wind River at Turner Classic Movies (English)
- Description of the film on nytimes.com ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) in the New York Times (English)
- Wind River at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Literature by and about Elijah Nicholas Wilson in the catalog of the German National Library
- ^ A b Robert Roten: Wind River. A story of a farmer who becomes an Indian warrior. In: lariat.org. Laramie Movie Scope, June 12, 2006, accessed January 18, 2016 .
- ↑ The White Indian Boy in the Library of Congress
- ↑ Wind River in the Internet Movie Database (English)