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Jeremiah Johnson

  • 19721972
  • GPGP
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
32K
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Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
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.
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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.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
32K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,657
3,087
  • Director
    • Sydney Pollack
  • Writers
    • Vardis Fisher(novel "Mountain Man")
    • Raymond W. Thorp(story "Crow Killer")
    • Robert Bunker(story "Crow Killer")
  • Stars
    • Robert Redford
    • Will Geer
    • Delle Bolton
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sydney Pollack
  • Writers
    • Vardis Fisher(novel "Mountain Man")
    • Raymond W. Thorp(story "Crow Killer")
    • Robert Bunker(story "Crow Killer")
  • Stars
    • Robert Redford
    • Will Geer
    • Delle Bolton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 152User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Robert Redford: The Con With Conviction & the End of a Legendary Screen Persona
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    Robert Redford in Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
    Robert Redford in Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
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    Robert Redford in Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
    Robert Redford, Josh Albee, and Stefan Gierasch in Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
    Robert Redford in Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
    Robert Redford and Sydney Pollack in Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
    Robert Redford in Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
    Robert Redford and Delle Bolton in Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
    Robert Redford, Josh Albee, and Stefan Gierasch in Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
    Robert Redford and Delle Bolton in Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
    Robert Redford in Jeremiah Johnson (1972)

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    Robert Redford
    Robert Redford
    • Jeremiah Johnsonas Jeremiah Johnson
    Will Geer
    Will Geer
    • Bear Clawas Bear Claw
    Delle Bolton
    Delle Bolton
    • Swanas Swan
    Josh Albee
    Josh Albee
    • Calebas Caleb
    Joaquín Martínez
    Joaquín Martínez
    • Paints His Shirt Redas Paints His Shirt Red
    • (as Joaquin Martinez)
    Allyn Ann McLerie
    Allyn Ann McLerie
    • Crazy Womanas Crazy Woman
    Stefan Gierasch
    Stefan Gierasch
    • Del Gueas Del Gue
    Richard Angarola
    Richard Angarola
    • Chief Two-Tongues Lebeauxas Chief Two-Tongues Lebeaux
    Paul Benedict
    Paul Benedict
    • Reverend Lindquistas Reverend Lindquist
    Charles Tyner
    Charles Tyner
    • Robidouxas Robidoux
    Jack Colvin
    Jack Colvin
    • Lieutenant Mulveyas Lieutenant Mulvey
    Matt Clark
    Matt Clark
    • Qualenas Qualen
    James M. George
    • Indianas Indian
    • (uncredited)
    Tanya Tucker
    Tanya Tucker
    • Qualen's Daughteras Qualen's Daughter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sydney Pollack
    • Writers
      • Vardis Fisher(novel "Mountain Man")
      • Raymond W. Thorp(story "Crow Killer")
      • Robert Bunker(story "Crow Killer")
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Based 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).
    • Goofs
      The wedding song is actually a song the Salish people sing at funerals. The producers wanted a song during the wedding and the Salish don't have one. So the technical adviser, Johnny 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 versions
      DVD release restores the overture and the exit music which were deleted from the VHS releases.
    • Connections
      Edited into La Classe américaine (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Jeremiah Johnson
      (uncredited)

      Written by John Rubinstein,Tim McIntire

    User reviews152

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    One of Redford's two or three best films
    A film which is glibly categorized as a `western' but goes somewhat deeper than that. The Pollack/Redford combination works well, and the photography of those magnificent mountains of Utah is spectacular. With all that beautiful scenery in Montana, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, I am surprised that the US government never does very much for saving it and cleaning up all that contamination ……..

    Thirty years on and after several viewings, I find this story grows on you, like the aging of fine wine in oak casks, such that another recent viewing gave me as much – if not more – pleasure. Precisely because it is not the standard `western' formula. One gets a little tired of John Wayne getting saddle-sore, killing indians and wooing women; at times watching `Jeremiah Johnson' I cannot help comparing a little with `Dances with Wolves' (qv), not because of any story similarity but more from certain situations being played out.

    Robert Redford has given us numerous films in which his characterization is pretty good in general, but in this film I rather fancy he was inspired, even to the point of throwing off that silly category so beloved of those suffering Hollywooditis. Most notable in `The Sting' (qv), `All the President's Men', `Out of Africa', and `A River Runs Through it', without forgetting his excellent directing of `Ordinary People', one of the best true-life dramas I have seen.

    `Jeremiah Johnson' is now one of the classics of the genre and even of cinema as a whole: always worth another viewing.
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    FAQ17

    • For years I thought there was a scene in this movie where he kills a bear, guts it and then hides inside it to stay warm. Watched the movie and did not see that scene. It must be another movie of that era but I can't seem to find out what that movie is. Can anybody help me out? I am not thinking about Star Wars either. It something like Jeremiah Johnson.
    • What is 'Jeremiah Johnson' about?
    • Is "Jeremiah Johnson" based on a book?

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    • Release date
      • December 21, 1972 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Crow
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Crow Killer
    • Filming locations
      • Zion National Park, Utah, USA
    • Production companies
      • Sanford Productions (III)
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Budget
      • $3,100,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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