Jeremiah Johnson

– A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendet..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 48 Minutes
Release Year:
1972
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)

A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-to-one combat on the early frontier.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:

Jeremiah Johnson (1972) - Trailer

Release Date:

10 Sep 1972

Language:

English, Crow, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
GP

Director:

Sydney Pollack

Writer:

Vardis Fisher (novel), Raymond W. Thorp (story "Crow Killer"), Robert Bunker (story "Crow Killer"), John Milius (screenplay), Edward Anhalt (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Robert Redford, Will Geer, Delle Bolton, Josh Albee

Plot:

During the mid-nineteenth century, Jeremiah Johnson, after a stint in the US Army, decides that he would prefer a life of solitude and more importantly peace by living with nature in the mountains of the frontier of the American west. This plan entails finding a piece of land upon which to build a house. This quest ends up being not quite what he envisioned as he does require the assistance of others to find his footing, and in turn he amasses friends and acquaintances along the way, some who become more a part of his life than he would have imagined. Perhaps most importantly, some of those people provide him with the knowledge of how to co-exist with some of the many Indian tribes, most importantly the Crow, on whose land in Colorado Jeremiah ultimately decides to build his home. But an act by Jeremiah upon a request by the US Cavalry leads to a chain of events that may forever change the peaceful relationship he worked so hard to achieve with his neighbors and their land.

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Production:

Warner Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
Metacritic:
75%