I Heard the Owl Call My Name (1973)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 1973-12-18
Director: Daryl Duke
Writers: Gerald Di Pego , Margaret Craven
Language: English
Stars: Tom Courtenay , Dean Jagger , Paul Stanley , Marianne Jones , George Clutesi , Keith Pepper , Margaret Atleo
Runtime: 90 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Ho sentito il gufo gridare il mio nome (Italy) , Oí al búho gritar mi nombre (Spain) , I Heard the Owl Call My Name (United States of America) , La noche de las lechuzas (Spain) , I Heard the Owl Call My Name
Plot: A young priest is sent by his bishop deep into the seacoast wilds of British Columbia to a parish of Kwakiutl Native Americans called Kingcome. The Tsawataineuk live in an inlet village and take their sustenance from the sea and from the forest. The bishop has not told him this, but the priest has only two years left to live. Among these vanishing Indians, Mark Brian learns enough of the meaning of life not to fear death. Through is faith and humanity, he becomes part of the village, of the Indians themselves, and witness to their rituals and beliefs and the gradual destruction of a culture. Then, on a cold winter evening, when he hears the owl in the forest call his name, he understands what is going to happen.
IMDB:tt0070206