Varda, the Peregrine Falcon

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Varda, the Peregrine Falcon

1969

0h 47m

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A Seminole Indian captures a falcon on its yearly migration, but it yearns to be free.

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4 featured cast members

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Peter DeManio

Noreen Klincko

Denise Grisco

Hugh Cherry

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Written by: Robert Murphy
Otto Englander

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