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Spirit of the Wind is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 1 january 1979 with George Clutesi

Spirit of the Wind (1979)

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Released in USA 1 january 1979
Length 1h38
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Adventure
Rating70% 3.5100553.5100553.5100553.5100553.510055

Spirit of the Wind (or Attla) is a 1979 American film directed by Ralph Liddle.

Synopsis

The movie is a semi-biographical story based upon the early life and rise to prominence of Native American dog musher George Attla, Jr. (1933–2015). Attla, known as "the Huslia Hustler," took his nickname from one of his mentors, Jimmy Huntington, who first began winning races during Attla's childhood. In recent generations, this nickname has become associated with Attla far more than with Huntington. Attla was a leading star of the 1960s and 1970s in the sport of sprint dog sled racing. He won the Fur Rendezvous World Championship race, held in Anchorage, Alaska, 10 times between 1958 and 1982. He also won 8 championships in the Open North American Championship race, held in Fairbanks, Alaska. In addition, despite his mushing experience being geared more towards sprint than distance racing, Attla competed in the inaugural Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1973, placing fifth. In a 2011 interview, Attla spoke of the popularity of the Iditarod, and how sprint racing "is now a second-class sport" as a result.

Actors

George Clutesi

(George's father)
Slim Pickens

(Obie)
Chief Dan George

(Moses)
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