It is an autobiographical fiction starring Ivens as an old man who has spent his life trying to "tame the wind and harness the sea" by capturing them on film.

• DirectorJoris Ivens
• Release19 March 1989
• GenreDocumentary
• Duration1h 20m
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  6.464
  28 reviews
• Productions

  Air France, Capi Films, Channel Four Films, La Sept Cinéma, Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS), NDR, Stichting Nederlands, Studio Documentaire de Chine, TF1 Films Production, WDR