The Legend of the North Wind

The Legend of the North Wind (1992)

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To get his hands on a valuable pod of whales, a 17th-century European daredevil in Newfoundland foolishly attempts to release the powers of the mythical North Wind, who was trapped in a pot thanks to a shared effort by Basque sailors and Mi'kmaq Indians. Now, the descendant of those Indian, Watuna, and the descendants of those Basque sailors, Ane and Peiot, must defeat the evil Athanasius before he achieve his purpose.

Date of release
1992-07-02
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 9m
Genres
Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
Director
Maite Ruiz de Austri, Juanba Berasategi, Carlos Varela
Collection
La leyenda del viento del Norte - Colección

Casting

Interesting facts

The Legend of the North Wind is a 1992 Spanish animated fantasy film directed by Juan Bautista Berasategi. It was based upon a story by Gregorio Muro and Josean Muñoz, and produced by Episa along Euskal Pictures International.

Production

Initially, the released film was credited to Maite Ruiz de Austri and Carlos Varela, but Berasategi sued the producers for plagiarism, charging that the majority of the film was developed under his direction, and that Ruiz de Austri and Varela had received undue credit for what was actually his work. While paying royalties, Berasategi eventually won the case, and received legal recognition as the film's director.

An English-dubbed version was released in North America as a direct-to-video release by Plaza Entertainment and Canada-based Nelvana in 1997, in which the film was not released until five years later.

The EU Spanish release was followed by a 13-episode TV series, and a 1994 sequel called El regreso del Viento del Norte, or The Return of the North Wind.

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