Cora (Madeleine Stowe) and her younger sister, Alice (Jodhi May), both recent arrivals to the colonies, are being escorted to their father, Colonel Munro (Maurice Roeves), by a troop of British soldiers. Along the way they are ambushed by a Huron war party led by Magua (Wes Studi), a sinister warrior with a blood vendetta .. Read more
| Starring | Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeline Stowe, Jodhi May, Steven Waddington |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Mann |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Romance |
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Cora (Madeleine Stowe) and her younger sister, Alice (Jodhi May), both recent arrivals to the colonies, are being escorted to their father, Colonel Munro (Maurice Roeves), by a troop of British soldiers. Along the way they are ambushed by a Huron war party led by Magua (Wes Studi), a sinister warrior with a blood vendetta against Munro. Munro's soldiers are wiped out and Cora herself is nearly killed by Magua but is saved at the last moment by Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis), a white trapper raised by the Mohican tribe. Hawkeye promises to take Cora and her sister safely to their father, and along the way Cora and the intense Hawkeye fall in love. Together they must survive wilderness, war, and the relentless pursuit of Magua.
Returning to the theme of a great love threatened by overwhelming circumstances, director Michael Mann hits the mark with an adaptation that captures the essence of the book and its historical details perfectly. Day-Lewis and Stowe are beautiful to watch, delivering moving performances as two people trying to hold on to each other in times of war. In addition, the Native American political activist Russell Means makes an oustanding film debut as Chingachgook, Hawkeye's adopted father and last of the Mohicans.
| Starring | Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeline Stowe, Jodhi May, Steven Waddington, Wes Studi, Pete Postlethwaite, Colm Meaney, Maurice Roeves, Russell Means |
|---|---|
| Director | Michael Mann |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 47 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Wild Westerns |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | French |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Romanian, Spanish |
| Released | DVD: 29 Oct 2001 Production year: 1992 |
| Format | DVD |
An ambitious but flawed epic adventure: the characterization is as shallow as the photography, the action is repetitious, the narrative lacks suspense and the romance is unconvincing, with Cooper' s self-reliant woodsman here tamed into domesticity.
"...[Mann's] best movie....A pleasant reminder that you don't need coherence when you've got iconic stars like [Day-Lewis and Stowe]..." -- Rating: A-
Quite possibly the greatest film you will ever see. Stunning scenery, world class acting and a haunting soundtrack that will never leave you.
The end fight sequence is the stuff of legends.
See it at all costs.
this is quite possibly my favourite film ever, excellant acting,dramatic music as well as an excellant story.If you like your action films this is the one to watch, Daniel day lewis was not one of my favourite actors before this film as i had only seen him in 'my left foot' a film which did not appeal to me and i think it was a couageous decision to go from that sort of film to this action/drama/romance film but i am glad he did as i can see no-one who would have been able to fill this part as he did
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air himself, Will Smith, is to team up once again with legendary director Michael Mann for a new project, it emerged today. After working together on the Oscar-nominated biopic Ali, Smith and Mann are set to collaborate on Empire, a story about a global media tycoon and written by Gladiator scribe John Logan, Variety reports. The news comes as the actor and director are currently working on a superhero movie entitled Hancock, which also stars Charlize Theron and Jason... Read more