To Race the Wind

PG
1h 37m
1980
8.5 /10 (4)

Overview

A lighthearted dramatization of the autobiography of Harold Krents, a blind Harvard Law School student trying to make his way in a sighted world.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1980-03-12

Top Billed Cast

Steve Guttenberg

Harold Krents

Randy Quaid

Chet Watson

Mark L. Taylor

Ben Chase

Lisa Eilbacher

Kit

Barbara Barrie

Mrs. Krents

Gregory Walcott

Don Summerfun

Norman Burton

Mr. Krents

Deborah Ryan

Bonnie

Catherine Hicks

Beth

David Carroll

Jerry Baker

David Hollander

Young Harold Krents

Demetre Phillips

Moose

Kerry McGrath

Kerry

Cameron Young

Jones

Michael Talbott

Burly Man

Lisa Freeman

Pat

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