Movie: To Race the Wind

Top 10 Billed Cast

Steve Guttenberg
Steve Guttenberg

Harold Krents

Randy Quaid
Randy Quaid

Chet Watson

Mark L. Taylor
Mark L. Taylor

Ben Chase

Lisa Eilbacher
Lisa Eilbacher

Kit

Barbara Barrie
Barbara Barrie

Mrs. Krents

Gregory Walcott
Gregory Walcott

Don Summerfun

Norman Burton
Norman Burton

Mr. Krents

Deborah Ryan
Deborah Ryan

Bonnie

Catherine Hicks
Catherine Hicks

Beth

David Carroll
David Carroll

Jerry Baker

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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.

  • Release Date

    1980-03-12

  • Average

    8.8

  • Rating:

    4.4 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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