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Spirit of the Wind (1979)
Great Film - Should be in wide distribution
I saw this film in a Boulder, Colorado art house theater in the early 1980's. At that time this movie was simply called "Attla". I am not certain as to when or why that the name of this movie was changed. I was very touched with its authentic depiction of Alaskan native life. Two of the scenes that stand out in my memory are the native fish trap sequence and Slim Pickens driving an antique snowmobile. I am truly disappointed that it is apparently not available on VHS or DVD. The true life story of George Attla deserves a better fate. I am left wondering if the midlife change of name of this film may be a factor in its failure to gain a following among those of us who saw it once and would like to see it again. It took some searching on my part to determine in fact that indeed its name had been changed to "Spirit of the Wind".