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The Last of the Mohicans (1992) -- Three trappers protect a British Colonel's daughters in the midst of the French and Indian War.
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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Michael Mann
Writers (WGA):
James Fenimore Cooper (novel)
John L. Balderston (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:
25 September 1992 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Romance | War more
Tagline:
The first American hero.
Plot:
Three trappers protect a British Colonel's daughters in the midst of the French and Indian War. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
Sir Links-a-Lot
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Hollywood and Its Antecedents: Michael Mann's "The Last of the Mohicans"
 (From The Auteurs. 14 November 2009, 5:30 PM, PST)
User Comments:
Action, Romance, and Intrigue more (309 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Daniel Day-Lewis ... Hawkeye (Nathaniel Poe)

Madeleine Stowe ... Cora Munro

Russell Means ... Chingachgook

Eric Schweig ... Uncas
Jodhi May ... Alice Munro
Steven Waddington ... Maj. Duncan Heyward

Wes Studi ... Magua

Maurice Roëves ... Col. Edmund Munro
Patrice Chéreau ... Gen Montcalm
Edward Blatchford ... Jack Winthrop

Terry Kinney ... John Cameron
Tracey Ellis ... Alexandra Cameron
Justin M. Rice ... James Cameron
Dennis Banks ... Ongewasgone

Pete Postlethwaite ... Capt. Beams
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence.
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
112 min | USA:117 min (director's cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French | Mohawk
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #31878) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | France:Unrated | Brazil:12 | UK:15 (video rating) (1993) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:16 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (edited version)
Filming Locations:
Asheville, North Carolina, USA more
Company:
Morgan Creek Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Michael Mann had never read the original book "The Last of the Mohicans" before or during filming. more
Goofs:
Continuity: As the British Army is retreating from Fort William-Henry, Magua ambushes the British. At one point in the battle, Major Duncan Heyward is commanding a small group of British soldiers. Most of them get killed, and he begins to run away. The bayonet on his rifle disappears soon after he shoots one of the Indians. more
Quotes:
Maj. Duncan Heyward: Might I inquire after the situation sir, given that I've seen the French engineering from the ridge above.
Colonel Munro: The situation is that his guns are bigger than mine and he has more of them. We keep our heads down while his troops dig 30 yards of trench a day. When those trenches are 200 yards from the fort and within range, he'll bring in his 15-inch mortars, lob explosive rounds over our walls, and pound us to dust.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Eddie Izzard: Glorious (1997) (V) more
Soundtrack:
I WILL FIND YOU more

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49 out of 58 people found the following comment useful.
Action, Romance, and Intrigue, 6 February 1999
9/10
Author: Volay from Virginia, USA

The Last of the Mohicans is a timeless tale of the 18th century frontier and the virtue and tragedy that results when the uniquely different cultures of the French, English, Native Americans, and colonists collide. Based on James Fenimore Cooper's literary genius, The Last of the Mohicans transports the viewer back to a time of America's youth in a brilliant, mesmerizing fashion.

The story centers on an eclectic band of travelers, thrust together by fate and their attempt to escape danger and reach the besieged British fort, William-Henry. Deep within the western forests of colonial New York, Hawkeye, the white, adopted son and brother of the Mohicans, tries desperately to avoid an ever-increasing war. He is forced to act when, along with his Mohican father and brother, he encounters two endangered sisters trying to reach their father, a British colonel in command at the fort. Hawkeye, the rustic tracker, and Cora, the refined, eldest daughter, are naturally drawn together (much to the dismay of Major Heyward, an intriguing character who also vies for Cora's affections). Tensions and passions arise between the characters as a whirlwind of conflict and violence rages around them. In the end, each character must face heart-wrenching decisions that will affect their very lives, and the lives of those around them.

I especially love the way that the film depicts the perspectives of each of the groups involved. Whether the group is competing for military superiority or simple existence in their homeland, the viewer is given a true sense of their mindset in the midst of a great conflict. It is difficult to say one side or the other is completely to blame for the events that take place. Even the story's main antagonist, Magua (wonderfully portrayed by Wes Studi, Dances with Wolves) draws in a fair amount of empathy.

The Last of the Mohicans is a marvelous, visual adventure that thoroughly reveals the horrors of warfare, the wildness of a chaste frontier, and the fated and ill-fated romances of the characters involved.

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