Pocahontas: The Legend (1995)

Directed by

Danièle J. Suissa

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

12

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Canadian drama fictionalizes the early life of Pocahontas and her relationship with Captain John Smith. It is set in 1600s Virginia and focuses on their meeting and bond.

historicalearthyromanticizedslow-pacedearnestgroundedmelancholicretelling

What happens

Pocahontas: The Legend is a 1995 Canadian drama film that fictionalizes the young life of the historical figure of Chief Powhatan's daughter Pocahontas and her relationship with Captain John Smith. This film, preceding Disney's animation version, was directed by Danièle J. Suissa, and stars Sandrine Holt as the titular heroine. It was entirely shot around Toronto and Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario, Canada. This is the third live-action feature film based on the life of Pocahontas and John Smith, the others being Pocahontas and John Smith (1924) and Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953). John Rolfe, the second husband of Pocahontas, does not appear in this motion picture. Two actors in this film have been involved in other Pocahontas-related projects. Gordon Tootoosis previously voiced Kekata the shaman in Disney's Pocahontas film from the same year. Billy Merasty, who acted as Kocoum, would ten years later portray a Kiskiack in The New World. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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