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  • People of the Wind (1976)
  • G
    110 min | Documentary
People of the Wind (1976)
G
110 min | Documentary
There are two hundred miles of raging rivers and dangerous mountains to cross. There are no towns, no roads, no bridges. There is no turning back. The Bakhtiari migration is one of the most hazardous tests of human endurance known to ...See moreThere are two hundred miles of raging rivers and dangerous mountains to cross. There are no towns, no roads, no bridges. There is no turning back. The Bakhtiari migration is one of the most hazardous tests of human endurance known to mankind. Every year, 500,000 men, women and children - along with one million animals - struggle for eight grueling weeks to scale the massive Zagros Mountains in Iran - a range which is as high as the Alps and as broad as Switzerland - to reach their summer pastures. The film's astonishing widescreen photography and brilliantly recorded soundtrack take the viewer out onto the dangerous precipices of the Zardeh Kuh mountain and into the icy waters of the Cholbar River. Written by Fiona Kelleghan See less
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Director
Anthony Howarth
Writer
David Koff
Composers
Shusha Guppy | G.T. Moore
Cinematographer
Mike Dodds
Editor
Carolyn Hicks
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Updated Oct 29, 1976
Release date
Oct 29, 1976 (United States)
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 1 nomination

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3 cast members
Name Known for
James Mason's primary photo
James Mason
Jafar Qoli (voice) Jafar Qoli (voice)   See fewer
Lolita (1962)
Shusha Guppy's primary photo
Shusha Guppy
Self (as Shusha) Self (as Shusha)   See fewer
Bakhtiari Migration: The Sheep Must Live (1973)
Anthony Howarth's primary photo
Anthony Howarth
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Narrator (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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