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A Hopi boy (Stanford Lomakema) defies members of his tribe and releases an eagle that was slated to be sacrificed to the gods, which results in his banishment to the desert. Cast & Crew Photos ...
- Adventure
- Stanford Lomakema
- Jack Couffer
The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle: Directed by Jack Couffer. With Frank DeKova, Stanford Lomakema. This movie is about a young Hopi Indian boy who defies tribal law and frees a sacred, sacrificial eagle.
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- Adventure, Family
- Jack Couffer
- 1967-06-21
Plot summary. A Hopi Indian boy is banished from his village after he defies tribal law and frees a sacred, sacrificial eagle. After surviving in the wilderness he returns to his village where he is again rejected. Fleeing, the boy climbs a cliff and jumps off but before he reaches the ground turns into an eagle.
Through the intense narration of Frank DeKova, the story of young native Tutavina is documented, a predictable but touching drama about the young eagle he protects and saves from being utilized as a religious sacrifice, accused of betraying his tribe and basically made an outcast.
Overview. Eagles are the channel to the spirit world for a Hopi Indian boy who defies tribal law and frees a sacred, sacrificial eagle. He is banished from his village to the wilderness, but the eagle teaches him hunting skills and cares for him. He eventually returns, only to be bullied and taunted by the other village boys.
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With Frank DeKova, Stanford Lomakema. The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle (1967) edited for television presentation. In Arizona, while Indian boys of the Hopi tribe perform a traditional eagle dance, an old man tells how the ritual dance began 500 years ago.
