I Heard the Owl Call My Name (1973)
A young priest is sent to an indigenous village in B.C. Canada, there he learns of faith and humanity, as he watches their culture being torn to shreds.
Top billed cast
Tom CourtenayMark Brian
Dean JaggerJim Wallace
Paul StanleyJim Wallace- Marianne JonesKeetah
- George ClutesiGeorge P. Hudson
- Keith PepperSpencer
- Margaret AtleoMarta
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