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1972·108 min·Released

Jeremiah Johnson

“Some say he's dead...some say he never will be.”

Western

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-on-one combat on the early frontier.

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Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Jeremiah Johnson

Will Geer

Will Geer

Bear Claw

Delle Bolton

Delle Bolton

Swan

Josh Albee

Josh Albee

Caleb

Joaquín Martínez

Joaquín Martínez

Paints His Shirt Red

Allyn Ann McLerie

Allyn Ann McLerie

Crazy Woman

Stefan Gierasch

Stefan Gierasch

Del Gue

Richard Angarola

Richard Angarola

Chief Two-Tongues Lebeaux

Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

Reverend Lindquist

Charles Tyner

Charles Tyner

Robidoux

Jack Colvin

Jack Colvin

Lieutenant Mulvey

Matt Clark

Matt Clark

Qualen

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John Chard

Written on 5/6/2017

The Rocky Mountains are the marrow of the World. Jeremiah Johnson is directed by Sydney Pollack and is inspired by two books, Raymond Thorp and Robert Bunker's Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson and Vardis Fisher's Mountain Man. Script was written by John Millius and Edward Anhalt and cinematography is by Duke Callaghan. It stars Robert Redford, Will Geer, Stefan Gierasch, Delle Bolton and Josh Albee. Hardened after the war with Mexico, and fed up with everyday life, American Jeremiah Johnson (Redford) leaves civilisation behind to live life as a mountain man. He intends to be self-sufficient as a trapper, but he finds that mother nature can be tough, and out here in the mountain wilderness he is not alone. There are others here, and Jeremiah must face many challenges if he is to truly survive. Filmed entirely on location in the vast wilderness beauty of Utah, Jeremiah Johnson is light on plot but all the better for it. Film basically constitutes Redford's mountain man learning to survive up in them thar mountains, and, earning the right to do so. A number of issues will arise to test his metal, giving him a number of hardships and adventures to define his transformation from average Joe to a fully fledged mythical man of the Earth. Redford is wonderfully at ease in the title role, and very quickly he gets the audience on side to share in his journey. But ultimately it's the landscapes that you take away from this movie. Not only gorgeous, but also the critical character that frames Johnson during his isolation and battle for survival. 8/10

AmazoniaNOTAmazon

Written on 9/16/2019

I watched it in September 2019, and found it absolutely amazing. The beauty of the landscapes are astonishing. If you like adventure movies, then this film "Jeremiah Johnson" is for you, do not hesitate a second. Sydney Pollack shows here how a great director he is. You will see how hard the life in mountains is, especially in winter, and especially in the 18th and 19th century. Robert Redford plays greatly and this movie is really worth being seen. I rate it very highly.

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Meeting Del Gue and Jeremiah's Betrothal

Meeting Del Gue and Jeremiah's Betrothal

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Jeremiah Johnson - Trailer

Jeremiah Johnson - Trailer