To Race the Wind
To Race the Wind ★★ 1980
Blind man wants to be treated like a normal person as he struggles through Harvard Law School. Based upon Harold Krents's autobiography “Butterflies Are Free.” 97m/C VHS . Steve Guttenberg, Lisa Eilbacher, Randy Quaid, Barbara Barrie; D: Walter Grauman. TV
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