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Man in the Wilderness (1971)

Left for dead after a bear attack, a fur-trapper recuperates and pursues his former companions through dangerous Indian territory.

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Jack DeWitt (as Jack De Witt)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Harris ... Zachary Bass
John Huston ... Captain Henry
Henry Wilcoxon ... Indian Chief
Percy Herbert ... Fogarty
Dennis Waterman ... Lowrie
Prunella Ransome ... Grace
Sheila Raynor ... Grace's Mother
Norman Rossington ... Ferris
James Doohan ... Benoit
Bryan Marshall ... Potts
Ben Carruthers ... Longbow
Robert Russell ... Smith
John Bindon ... Coulter
Bruce M. Fischer ... Wiser
Dean Selmier Dean Selmier ... Russell
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Storyline

In the early 1800's, a group of fur trappers and Indian traders are returning with their goods to civilisation and are making a desperate attempt to beat the oncoming winter. When guide Zachary Bass is injured in a bear attack, they decide he's a goner and leave him behind to die. When he recovers instead, he swears revenge on them and tracks them and their paranoiac expedition leader down. Written by Alfred Jingle

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Left alone to die . . . his one thought was to stay alive. See more »


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Trivia

On Christmas Day 1971, this was the first film shown in years at the historic Princess Theater, which was re-opened after several years of vacancy. Due to Towne Cinema Ltd. buying it out, the theater was renamed the Klondike at first but was changed back to its original moniker years later. The film was a "family-friendly" feature attraction for the theater, but a year later it went to showing strictly X-rated "adult" films. See more »

Goofs

There's a scene where Muscovy ducks are shown in a lake. However, this film takes place in North and South Dakota in the United States. Muscovy ducks are native to Mexico, Central and South America. See more »

Quotes

Captain Henry: I decide whether we stay or not. And I say we go on. Gentlemen, You will learn that man is expendable. We explore new frontiers. We must always push on. Give our lives, if need be. This is more than a trappin' mission. We are here to explore the new America! Dig into it's patent regions. And we can't afford to fail. Man must be prepared to sacrifice. A father should give his son's life - gladly! Zach was like a son to me. I know he'd be proud of my decision.
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Zach Goes For Henry
Composed by Johnny Harris
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records
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Revenge
10 January 2016 | by steven98664See all my reviews

Well I am putting this in after just watching the Revenant. I took another look at this film which scared the heck out of me as a kid. I can remember watching this on television, weekend days at least 2x. It is a horrifying story, but keeps your attention.

The persistence and human will portrayed are somehow inspiring.

The weird old boat and hunting party that drag along add to the weirdness that makes this memorable. This story of Hugh Glass has been told many times, I guess. The fear of native Americans on the frontier drives this plot of this film too. Portrayals like this trained me how to think in ways.....which are very hard to overcome.

Having spent a lot of time in the woods, seeing bears (black only) and having spent time in the woods in winter, this story is very hard to believe. I can't imagine trying to fight a grizzly. As we all know now, watching survival shows, just getting water that doesn't make you sick is a big deal. You could die from something small like that let alone mortal wounds, no proper clothing, knives and hunting implements.

This film seems to focus on the psychological, but its the tools and skills that would allow someone to survive.


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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 December 1971 (Sweden) See more »

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Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)
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2.35 : 1
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