The Last of the Mohicans

Year:

1992

Duration:

112 min | USA:117 min (director's cut)

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | War

IMDB rate:

7.8

Director:

Michael Mann

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 12 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1992-09-25

Filming Locations: Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Earnings

Budget: $40,000,000

Opening Weekend: $10,976,661 (USA) (27 September 1992)

Gross: $75,505,856 (USA)£5,337,079 (UK)

Cast

Actor

Character

Madeleine Stowe

The Last of the Mohicans

Eric Schweig

The Last of the Mohicans

Daniel Day-Lewis

Hawkeye (Nathaniel Poe)

Russell Means

Chingachgook

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

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Pete Postlethwaite

Capt. Beams

Colm Meaney

Maj. Ambrose

Mac Andrews

Gen. Webb

Malcolm Storry

Phelps

David Schofield

Sergeant Major

Eric D. Sandgren

Coureur De Bois

Mike Phillips

Sachem

Mark A. Baker

Colonial Man

Dylan Baker

Capt. De Bougainville

Tim Hopper

Ian

Gregory Zaragoza

Abenaki Chief

Scott Means

Abenaki Warrior

William J. Bozic Jr.

French Artillery Officer

Patrick Fitzgerald

Webb's Adjutant

Mark Joy

Henri

Steve Keator

Colonial Representative

Don Tilley

Colonial #1

Thomas E. Cummings

Colonial #2

David Farrow

Guard

Ethan James Fugate

French Sappeur

F. Curtis Gaston

Soldier #1

Eric A. Hurley

Soldier #2

Jared Harris

British Lieutenant

Michael McConnell

Sentry

Tom McGowan

Rich Merchant

Alice Papineau

Huron Woman

Mark J. Maracle

Sharitarish

Clark Heathcliffe

Regimental Sergeant Major

Sebastian Roché

Martin

Joe Finnegan

Redcoat #2

Sheila Adams Barnhill

Humming Woman

Jeff Anderson

Warrior (uncredited)

Bill Chemerka

Royal Artillerist (uncredited)

Benton Jennings

Scottish Officer (uncredited)

Trenton McDevitt

British Soldier / Couiour d'boise (uncredited)

Shawn Michael Perry

Mohawk Core (uncredited)

Brent Ponder

French Soldier (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Michael Mann has said watching the 1936 version of "The Last of the Mohicans" when he was young was his inspiration for the film.

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The cougar used in the film now lives in Hollywild Animal Park in South Carolina.

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The drummer during the march just before the attack by the Huron war party has "Nec Aspera Terrant" embroidered on his hat, which means "Difficulties be damned" (other meanings or translations are often used for this motto, it must be noted.)

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Goofs

Just after they send their canoes down the waterfall and right before going into the cave, the water on the left edge of the waterfall vanishes and reappears as it is falling. Patches of the water appear to have been digitally cut out.

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When the party going to Fort William Henry is attacked, Alice's hair is pinned up in a complex pattern. However, a few minutes later her hair is completely down and there is no evidence that it was ever done up at all.

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Hawkeye first sees the bombardment of the fort on the far side of an island. There is no island in Lake George anywhere near the fort.

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Quotes

Cora Munro: The whole world is set on fire.

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Maj. Duncan Heyward: Might I inquire after the situation sir, given that I've seen the French engineering from the ridge above.

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Magua: When the Grey Hair is dead, Magua will eat his heart. Before he dies, Magua will put his children under the knife, so the Grey Hair will know his seed is wiped out forever.

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Faq

Q

Is 'The Last of the Mohicans' based on a book?

A

Yes. The screenplay for this movie, written by American film-makers Michael Mann (who also directed the movie) and Christopher Crowe, was adapted in part from The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 (1826), a novel by American author James Fenimore Cooper [1789-1851], as well as from a previous film adaptation, The Last of the Mohicans (1936).

Q

Why does Magua hate the Grey Hair (Col. Munro) so much?

A

Magua explains to General Montcalm (Patrice Chéreau) that his 'village and lodges were burned. Magua's children were killed by the English. I was taken a slave by the Mohawk who fought for the Grey Hair. Magua's wife believed he was dead and became the wife of another man. Magua became blood brother to the Mohawk, to be free. But always in his heart, he is Huron. And his heart will be whole again on the day the Grey Hair and all his seed are dead.'

Q

What kind of weapon did Chingachgook carry throughout the film and use to kill Magua?

A

It's called a Gunstock club. This basic type of weapon was carried by many native American tribes dating back over a thousand years.

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