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The Dark Wind

Based On the book by Tony Hillerman

The Dark Wind is a 1991 American mystery drama film based on The Dark Wind by Tony Hillerman, one of a series of mysteries set against contemporary Navajo life in the Southwest. Directed by documentary filmmaker Errol Morris in his fiction debut, it stars Lou Diamond Phillips as Jim Chee and Fred Ward as Joe Leaphorn. Robert Redford acted as executive producer, hoping for a series of films, but was ultimately unhappy with the result, which he called "a false start", "miscast" and "ill-conceived", and it was not distributed. However, Redford would persist in his efforts to adapt Hillerman's books, acting as executive producer on the film Skinwalkers in 2002, and on the television series Dark Winds (2022–present), which would be his final work.

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Release date:
1991
Director:
Errol Morris
Cast:
Fred Ward, Gary Farmer, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michelle Thrush
Genre:
Drama
Country:
United States
Language:
English

Book vs Film

Cover of The Dark Wind
The Book · 1982

The Dark Wind

Tony Hillerman

Poster for The Dark Wind
The TV Film · 1991

The Dark Wind

Errol Morris

★ 5.6 / 10 898 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 9 years after publication.

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