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Show Wind walker rich with Utah influence; also local touch "Windwalker..." Even the title of the film beapeaka of the High Uinta Mountain! where moat of the movie waa shot. Windwalker will be ahown in Rooaevelt and Vernal thia week. Much attention haa been accorded the film becauae of ita Utah origins, and ita Utah production. Locally, one of the atara of the film had her origina right here in Rooaevelt. Roberta De Herrera, 4, ia the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Curry, Rooaevelt. The child playa Happy Wind, the granddaughter of the Windwalker himself. Roberta'! mother ia Regina DeHerrera. Mra. DeHerra waa born and raiaed in Rooaevelt. She and her. daughter currently reaide in Salt Lake City. Roberta and film director Keith Merrill really hit it off," aaid the proud mother, ahe called him Teeth instead of Keith." While the movie waa being filmed In the Mirror Lake area, caat, crew and families were put up at Park City. They really treated ua royally, aaid Mra. DeHerrera. The production company of Wind- . walker set out to create a realistic atmosphere of how the Indian people of old lived. To this end, all of the dialogue in the movie is of the Cheyenne and Crow Indian tongues. Further, all of the lead actors, save one, are of Indian descent. Dress, customs, even day to day living ia portrayed with an accuracy uncommon mill Hollywood to the run-of-th- e production. The famous British actor, Trevor Howard, plays the lead role. All of the actors in the film received expert coaching from Indian language experts in order to fulfill their a peaking roles. Little Roberta learned the language juat like her much older and more' counterparts. acting experienced Howard, who has a British Oscar and an American Oscar nomination to his credit, haa called the role The moat challenging of my career. His career spans nearly 60 years of acting. a solve the language English problem. English narration fills in elsewhere. Although there ia some violence in the movie, hence ita PG rating, there are also some very tender momenta. Family devotion is shown perhaps as strongly aa any movie dealing with Indiana ever haa. The film's strongest force is its photography. Both the location shots and de interior work shows great care for artistry. It has already won , the best film award from the Native American Film Festival, says Regina DeHerrera. We are sincerely hoping for Oscar consideration. Director Merrill, an Oscar winner, is a native Utahn, as are most of the crew and production people. The movie is an adaptation of the book by Blaine A. Yorgason, Orem. The film is being distributed by Pacific International and is that company's largest production ever. aub-title- COEOTEOTUWOTV CALENDAR WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 26-2- - l ' i,: 12 Standard Thursday, November 27, 1980 Uintah Baain ' ' ' ' " - Roberta got the part by accident, explains the tiny actress mother. We had gone to Salt Lake Indian Center to audition as extras and the casting agent fell in love with her. Is this the beginning of an acting career for little Roberta?, We are looking at some other parts for next year, said Mrs. DeHerrera, but that is still next year. i a If S "WINDWALKER" is bid a mournful farewell by his children and grandchildren in this scene from the Pacific International production of Windwalker. Among those grieving his death is his grandchild, Happy 7M-ZS1-S Duchesne Jeff Peatross was injured last week when a Kelley hose on the oQ rig where he worked, broke and the pressure hit him and Vernal. ar - in the face; He is under observation in the Utah Valley hospital. He is the son of Chad and Carina Peatross. ' e A family reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mack' Nov. 22, for the Dean Hadden family. They also honored Mr. Hadden's Connie Mullins ' - Roberta DeHerrera . . . 4,' is starring in "Windwalker," a Pacific International release. She is the daughter of former Roosevelt resident, Regina DeHerrera. The film opens this week in Roosevelt Wind (second from right), played by Roberta DeHerrera The four-yeold girl is the Mr. of and Mrs. Robert granddaughter Curry, Roosevelt. The film will open in Roosevelt and Vernal this week. , 82nd birthday. - Those present were Dr. Kent and Betty Hadden Mose V ley, Lexington, Ky.; Eva ing with Mr. and Mrs. Hadden, Price; Mr. and Ross Best and family for Mrs. Stan Hadden, child- the past three weeks.. ren . and grandchildren, Her parents, Sonja and Bountiful; Mr! and Mrs. Enroll ' Barnett, were Joe Hadden, children and here over the weekend Salt to visit and pick up their grandchildren. Lake; and Clive Hadden, daughter. Denver, Colo. 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