A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by the Crow tribe and proves to be a match for their warriors in single combat on the e... Read allA mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by the Crow tribe and proves to be a match for their warriors in single combat on the early frontier.A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by the Crow tribe and proves to be a match for their warriors in single combat on the early frontier.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
- Paints His Shirt Red
- (as Joaquin Martinez)
- Indian
- (uncredited)
- Qualen's Daughter
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaBased upon a real-life trapper named John Johnston, nicknamed "Crow Killer" and "Liver Eater Johnston" for his penchant for cutting out and eating the livers of Crow Indians he had killed (several Crows had murdered his wife and he swore vengeance against the entire tribe).
- GoofsThe wedding song is actually a song the Salish people sing at funerals. The producers wanted a song during the wedding, but the Salish don't have one. So the technical adviser, John Arlee, gave them three songs to choose from, and they liked "Coming Home", a death song.
- Quotes
Del Gue: I ain't never seen 'em, but my common sense tells me the Andes is foothills, and the Alps is for children to climb! Keep good care of your hair! These here is God's finest scupturings! And there ain't no laws for the brave ones! And there ain't no asylums for the crazy ones! And there ain't no churches, except for this right here! And there ain't no priests excepting the birds. By God, I are a mountain man, and I'll live 'til an arrow or a bullet finds me. And then I'll leave my bones on this great map of the magnificent...
- Alternate versionsDVD release restores the overture and the exit music which were deleted from the VHS releases.
- ConnectionsEdited into La classe américaine (1993)
afternoon" movies. The scenery is wonderful, Redford does one of his
best performances, the characters are colorful, and it is a wonderful
story of the pioneer spirit. Then, a few years ago, a good friend told me he had the book about the
real "Liver Eatin' Johnson", about whom this movie was made. He lent
me the book to read - and I highly recommend it for anyone interested
in a first- and second-hand story of the old west. The real story of Johnson is greatly removed from the movie, though
there are many parts in common as well. Most notably absent is the
fact that Johnson would remove and partially eat the liver (raw) of the
Crow braves he would kill. This was done by Johnson to scare the Crow,
who believed their soul would wander the earth forever if the body was
not buried intact. Johnson was also known to have eaten meat from the
leg of a Blackfoot indian, whose tribe had captured him to sell to the
Crow. This incident, however, appears to have been more for survival,
as Johnson had to travel for several days through snow on foot after
escaping the Blackfoot. Johnson was a well traveled man, friend to more than the movie
suggests, and finally died of old age in Los Angeles in 1899. His
actual age is subject to dispute, but he was at least 75 yeard old.
During his long life, he met up with many recognizable characters from
the old west. I leave the names for you to discover in your reading -
it is well worth the time!
- marshm
- Aug 18, 2003
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,100,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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