Wind River (film)

Movie
Original title	Wind river
Country of production	United States of America
original language	English
Publishing year	2000
length	97 minutes
Rod
Director	Tom Shell
script	Elizabeth Hansen
production	Kenneth Burke
music	Jeff Marsh , ; Michelle Lindsey , ; Kenneth Burke, ; Lynn Rose
camera	Lawrence Schweich
cut	Joy Zimmerman
occupation
	Blake Heron : Nick Wilson / Yagaiki; Karen Allen : Martha Wilson; Wes Studi : Pocatello; A Martinez : Morogonai; Russell Means : Washakie ; Devon Gummersall : New Years Eve; Patricia Van Ingen : Anuba; Tim Griffin : Nick Wilson (as an old man); Alanzo Coby : Shoshonen Indians; Tom Shell : Pilgrims; Payton Mackey : Pony Express Rider; Wayne Brennan : Elliot; Rick Lichtenhan : Cowboy; Brandon Baker : Pantsuk; Pat Gordon : Hanabi; Maria Mejias : Morogonai's wife; Rachel Hales : Prissy Wilson; Dustin McQuay : Jake Wilson; Peter Looney : Bishop Braden; Everett Lightfoot : Pantsuk's father; Cynthia Pyn Francisco : Pantsuk's mother; Scott Means : Pocatello's Warriors;

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. "

- Robert Roten, June 12, 2006: Laramie Movie Scope

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)

[1] Literature by and about Elijah Nicholas Wilson in the catalog of the German National Library

[lriot-2] 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 .

[3] The White Indian Boy in the Library of Congress

[IMDb-4] Wind River in the Internet Movie Database (English)