The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle

I've been trying to remember details of the movie for years! I've been talking with almost every guy I know of my age for decades in the attempt to recover information about this masterpiece. None seemed to remember. I just remember that name "tutubina" and that last scene when he jumps off the cliff and turns into a eagle (does he?)and the fact that i started crying and feeling totally unified with that Indian kid. I've tried several web-searches in the recent years but I couldn't get nothing. Yesterday night I was talking about that with a friend a this morning before leaving I typed hopelessly "tutubuna" on the engine another time. But I made a mistake and I typed Tutuvina!!! Please help me if you know where to buy or get the movie. Forgive my English. Thank you.

I just found the IMDb and searched this film and I was moved almost to tears by the comments of all the people who saw this film as I did when 6 or so years old in 1967?. I saw it before the Jungle Book so I was Eagle Boy for a few hours and then Mowgli for the next year. I burst into tears at the cinema when the boy turned into the Eagle and always wanted to see the film again. When we got home we had a Roast chicken dinner and I got the wish bone and guess who I wished to be? My dad then said 'I bet you wished to be an Eagle' and of course we all know that wishes are broken if someone guesses so more tears and a little resentment to this day for not being able to fly away...

I have seen this movie when I was about 7 years old - which was 33 years ago - and I never forgot this movie! I was deeply touched and moved by the brave little boy and the beautiful eagle. And I just couldn't believe it when he turned into an eagle just when everyone in the theater thought he was going to die...

My sister was in the movie with me and I asked her recently if she remembered the movie we saw with the boy and the eagle and she said she remembered it like we saw it only yesterday. So it isn't just me.

This movie is a MUST SEE !!!

You will never forget it - just like my sister and me...

I appreciate the earnest simplicity of this movie. The soundtrack is defined almost exclusively by Franklyn Marks' duly varied score, and by Frank DeKova's narration, with only sparing audio that was collected alongside the film footage. 'The legend of the boy and the eagle' almost feels like a logical extension of the techniques of the silent era, with DeKova's voice substituted for the plain text of intertitles that would relate essential plot between scenes. As someone who absolutely treasures silent films, this can only be a point in this feature's favor, and perhaps it's crucial in this specific instance. There is no cinematic embellishment here: the picture presents as relating a Hopi legend, and so what we plainly see before us are beautiful landscapes, video of wildlife, and depictions of the lifestyle and tools of a culture that exists in balanced harmony with the natural world. There are no narrative hooks or twists, no stylized dialogue or character interactions, no special effects - only the most fundamental of direction and editing, arrangement of scenes, and drama and action in accordance with the uncomplicated essence of the title.

With Disney being best known for churning out animated features and various shows appealing to modern youth, it's easy to forget or overlook the vast wealth of live-action titles they produced for several decades that haven't had the same level of attention. This is most certainly one of them, and it falls neatly within the company of features that centered nature to one extent or another; even as the focus is on the story, in the visuals and in DeKova's descriptions we're treated to honest examination of the world around us. Yet while the approach here to film-making and storytelling may be unfamiliar or even off-putting to some audiences, it's not forced, contrived, or hokey - for whatever heavy- or ham-handedness one may arguably perceive at times, 'The legend of the boy and the eagle' is a gratifyingly frank and sincere picture. At risk of overusing a root word, the style here can only be described as naturalistic; one gets a sense that each passing moment is staged only insofar as producers set the pieces in motion to capture certain desired shots, and otherwise each scene and the narrative at large are precisely how this sequence of events would play out, no more and no less. With that, there's a grace and ease to it all that is a great pleasure to watch as a viewer.

That this lacks the flourishes and grandiosity of any major motion picture may surely be a turn off for some. As far as I'm concerned, however, that's exactly what makes it so terrific. The bare candor of the production, the outright beauty of the cinematography, and the endearing, unadorned truthfulness of the small narrative all stir together into an enticing, fluid, quietly captivating viewing experience. It may not appeal to all moviegoers, but so it is for the medium at large. For my part, I think 'The legend of the boy and the eagle' is a superbly well made, capably entertaining slice of cinema that's worth more than the mere 50 minutes it takes to watch, and boasts more value than many titles that are far longer. One maybe doesn't need to go out of their way to watch this, but if you have the opportunity, it's well worth one's while to do so.

I remembered seeing this movie when i was a kid one day on the wonderful world of Disney. This movie has been in my memory for over 30 years and I have been looking for it. I would have to say that out of all the kids movies I saw back then,, this one stuck out more than all of them and after only seeing it once, I really hoped I would get to see it again. The story and images of this movie have been burned into my memory. To this day, I never did see it after that day back in the 70s, in fact, I never remembered the title until an internet search earlier today disclosed it to me. I loved it and want my kids to see it.Does anybody know where I can find it?