The Dark Wind (1993)
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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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Errol Morris
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1993 Wide
- Studio
- Live Home Video
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Cast
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Lou Diamond Phillips
as Officer Jim Chee
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Fred Ward
as Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn
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Gary Farmer
as Sheriff Albert "Cowboy" Dashee
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John Karlen
as Jake West
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Lance Baker
as Mr. Archer
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Gary Basaraba
as Larry
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Jane Loranger
as Gail Pauling
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Billy Beck
as Motel Clerk
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Guy Boyd
as Agent Johnson
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Blake Clark
as Ben Gaines
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Fidel Moreno
as Workman
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Tim Riley
as Man #1
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Michelle Thrush
as Shirley Topaha
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Ivory Ocean
as Curtiss
