Man in the Wilderness (1971)

Directed by

Richard C. Sarafian

Genre

drama film, action film, Western film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 102 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A scout is mauled by a bear and left for dead by his expedition party. He survives and recovers, then sets out to track down the men who abandoned him.

bleakslow-burnsurvivalgrittylonelytensedeterminedvisceralcontemplative

What happens

Man in the Wilderness is a 1971 American revisionist Western film about a scout for a group of mountain men who are traversing the Northwestern United States during the 1820s. Scout Zachary Bass is mauled by a bear and left to die by his companions. He survives and recuperates sufficiently to track his former comrades, forcing a confrontation over his abandonment. The story is loosely based on the life of Hugh Glass. It stars Richard Harris as Zachary Bass and John Huston as Captain Filmore Henry. The expedition in the movie is notable for bringing a large boat with it, borne on wheels. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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