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Who Has Seen the Wind (1977 film)

Who Has Seen the Wind
Directed by Allan King
Written by Patricia Watson
Based on Who Has Seen the Wind
by W. O. Mitchell
Starring Brian Painchaud
Douglas Junor
Patricia Hamilton
Gordon Pinsent
Helen Shaver
José Ferrer
Music by Eldon Rathburn
Release date
1977
Running time
100 min.
Country Canada
Language English

Who Has Seen the Wind is a Canadian drama film, released in 1977. Directed by Allan King and written by Patricia Watson, the film is an adaptation of W. O. Mitchell's influential novel Who Has Seen the Wind. It was the first narrative feature film ever directed by King, who was previously known primarily as a documentary filmmaker.

The film stars Brian Painchaud as Brian O'Connall, with a supporting cast including Douglas Junor, Patricia Hamilton, Gordon Pinsent, Helen Shaver, Chappelle Jaffe, Charmion King, Leslie Carlson and José Ferrer.

The film won the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's Golden Reel Award in 1978 as the top-grossing Canadian film of the previous year.


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