To Race the Wind
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A light-hearted dramatization of the autobiography of Harold Krents, a blind Harvard Law School student trying to make his way in a sighted world. Krents, whose experiences inspired the play and film, "Butterfiles Are Free," subsequently has become a lawyer -- although he initially was rejected by 4
Cast & Crew
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Walter Grauman
Director
Steve Guttenberg
Harold Krents
Randy Quaid
Chet Watson
Mark L. Taylor
Ben Chase
Lisa Eilbacher
Kit
Barbara Barrie
Mrs Krents
Film Details
Release Date
1980
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; La Da Productions; Viacom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A light-hearted dramatization of the autobiography of Harold Krents, a blind Harvard Law School student trying to make his way in a sighted world. Krents, whose experiences inspired the play and film, "Butterfiles Are Free," subsequently has become a lawyer -- although he initially was rejected by 42 law firms -- and now heads Mainstream, a foundation dedicated to helping the handicapped in the corporate business world.
Director
Walter Grauman
Director
Cast
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Steve Guttenberg
Harold Krents
Randy Quaid
Chet Watson
Mark L. Taylor
Ben Chase
Lisa Eilbacher
Kit
Barbara Barrie
Mrs Krents
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Gregory Walcott
Don Summerfun
Normann Burton
Mr Krents
Deborah Ryan
Bonnie
Catherine Hicks
Beth
David James Carroll
Jerry Baker
David Hollander
Young Harold
Demetre Phillips
Moose
Kerry Mcgrath
Cameron Young
Jones
Michael Talbott
Burly Man
Lisa Freeman
Pat
Sean Marshall
Wilson
Josh David
Perkins
Jonathan Patrick Moore
Law Professor
Catherine Hickland
Marcie
Hildy Brooks
Rachel
Christine Dickinson
Girl At Dance
Robin Dearden
Mary
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Robert Rockwell
Clayburn
Norman Burton
Crew
Thomas Carlin
Music Editor
Warren Chadwick
Assistant Editor
Ron Clark
Sound Department
Carmen Culver
Screenwriter
Spencer Deverill
Art Director
Tony Dimarco
Editor
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Sonny Filippini
Script Supervisor
Rose Freeman
Associate Producer
Karlene Gallegly
Location Manager
Tom Gark
Property Master
Maureen Gates
Costumes
Amy Grauman
Production Assistant
Walter Grauman
Executive Producer
Barbara Hodous
Production Coordinator
Byrd Holland
Makeup
Matthew Kayden
Production Assistant
William Kayden
Producer
Harold Krents
Book As Source Material
Michael N Kusley
Assistant Director
Vincent A Martinelli
Director Of Photography
Andrea Maria Mizu
Hair Stylist
Joseph Roveto
Wardrobe
John Rubinstein
Music
Bob Schneider
Unit Production Manager
Robert Sheridan
Sound Mixer
Mary Olivia Swanson
Set Decorator
Judy Taylor
Casting
John C Thomas
Assistant Director
Ted Zachary
Executive In Charge Of Production
Film Details
Release Date
1980
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; La Da Productions; Viacom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States March 12, 1980