The Dark Wind

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Noted documentary filmmaker Errol Morris made his dramatic feature debut with this story about murder and other dirty dealings on an American Indian reservation. Recent college graduate Jim Chee (Lou Diamond Phillips) has just taken a job with the Navajo Reservation Police in Arizona, where he helps keep the peace with his superior Joe Leaphorn (Fred Ward) on land earmarked for joint use by Navajo and Hopi tribes. Cowboy Dashee (Gary Farmer), a sheriff from the Hopi law enforcement group, discovers a decaying and unidentified body in the desert, an event he thinks may be linked to a recent robbery at the reservation's trading post. The shop's Hopi manager, Jake West (John Karlen), is convinced that Joe Musket, a Navajo drug dealer and ne'er-do-well, is responsible, and as Chee and Leaphorn investigate the murder, the robbery, and a mysterious plane crash, they find themselves drawn into a web of corruption, prejudice, and deceit. Dark Wind was based on a novel by noted crime author Tony Hillerman.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

Errol Morris
Written By:

Eric Bergren, Neal Jimenez
In Theaters:

Jun 1, 1993 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Dec 16, 2003
Runtime:

111 minutes
Studio:

Live Home Video

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Cast

Lou Diamond Phillips
as Officer Jim Chee

Fred Ward
as Lt. Joe Leaphorn

Gary Farmer
as Cowboy Albert Dashee

Guy Boyd
as Agent Johnson

John Karlen
as Jake West

Lance Baker
as Mr. Archer

Jane Loranger
as Gail

Gary Basaraba
as Larry

Blake Clark
as Ben

Faye B. Tso
as Fannie

Arlene Bowman
as Edna Nezzie

James Koots
as Taylor

Neil Kayquoptewa
as Lomatewa

Loren Nahsonhoya
as Danny

Ivory Ocean
as Curtiss

Michelle Thrush
as Shirley Topaha

Irvin Tso
as Wolf Dancer

Charlie Carpenter
as Pilot

Patrick Jensen
as Albino

Kee Collins
as Old Navajo Man

Emmett Tso
as Old Navajo Man

Lonnie Mace
as Man

Timothy Glenn Riley
as Men

Fidel Moreno
as Workman

Bernie Toldeo
as Workman

Julia Collins
as Old Navajo Woman

Betty C. Barlow
as Old Navajo Woman

Alice Y. Nez
as Old Navajo Woman

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This is the first thriller I have seen in a long time which makes it without a single sex scene.

Jul 23, 2018 | Full Review…

Vanessa Letts
The Spectator

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Audience Reviews for The Dark Wind

Navajo policeman Jim Chee solves a mystery on Indian land in Arizona. It is a fairly standard "New kid on the block figures out who the bad guys are with Indian overtones" type of movie.