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The Dark Wind

Actor(s): Lou Diamond Phillips, Fred Ward, Gary Farmer, John Karlen, Lance Baker
Director(s): Errol Morris

Movie Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Violence, Questionable for Children, Profanity
Movie Release: 1993
DVD Release: 12/16/2003
Format: DVD - Closed Captioned
Audio Tracks: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 51 mins
Studio: Live/Artisan
Members Wishing: 10
Genres: Drama, Crime, Crime Thriller, Police Detective Film

DVD Synopsis

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. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Actors

Lou Diamond Phillips - Officer Jim Chee
Fred Ward - Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn
Gary Farmer - Sheriff Albert "Cowboy" Dashee
John Karlen - Jake West
Lance Baker - Mr. Archer

Editorial Review of DVD

This detective drama with a Native-American slant gets a straightforward presentation for its release on DVD. The Dark Wind has been transferred to disc in the full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1 and the audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Surround. The dialogue is in English and no multiple-language options have been included, though optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired are available. No bonus material has been included for this edition. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide