To Race the Wind(1980)
A lighthearted dramatization of the autobiography of Harold Krents, a blind Harvard Law School student trying to make his way in a sighted world.
Movie: To Race the Wind
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Harold Krents
Chet Watson
Ben Chase
Kit
Mrs. Krents
Don Summerfun
Mr. Krents
Beth
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A lighthearted dramatization of the autobiography of Harold Krents, a blind Harvard Law School student trying to make his way in a sighted world.
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1980-03-12
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