Born to the Wind | |
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Genre | Drama |
Directed by | Charles S. Dubin Philip Leacock I.C. Rapoport |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Producer | I.C. Rapoport |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | August 19 – September 5, 1982 |
Born to the Wind is an American drama television series that aired on NBC from August 19 to September 5, 1982. [1] The series was filmed in Arizona in 1978, was originally titled Indians, and was set in about 1803. [2] It had been planned to become a weekly series, but was shelved for four years before finally being broadcast. [3]
The series centered on a small Native American tribe in an unnamed part of North America before the arrival of white settlers. They face challenges both from nature and members within the tribe. Painted Bear was their leader, who was married to Prairie Woman; Star Fire was their daughter, and Two Hawks their son. One Feather was the tribal medicine man, Low Wolf and White Bull were prominently featured in the series. [1]
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No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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1 | "Night Eyes" | Unknown | Unknown | August 19, 1982 | |
Painted Bear must decide what to do with a wild boy, raised by wolves. The wolves surround and endanger the camp. [4] | |||||
2 | "Redstone's Son" | Unknown | Unknown | August 22, 1982 | |
Painted Bear prepares to battle another tribe over who will have custody of an orphaned baby boy. [5] | |||||
3 | "He Who Chases the Enemy" | Unknown | Unknown | August 28, 1982 | |
An old warrior asks Painted Bear to help rescue his wife, who had been captured by a hostile tribe. [6] | |||||
4 | "A Man Called Fishbelly" | Unknown | Unknown | September 5, 1982 | |
Low Wolf returns to the camp with the first white man any member of the tribe had ever seen. [7] |
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