Jeremiah Johnson

1972 • 1h 48m •

Western

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★ 7.3/10

725 reviews

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While slowly adapting to the grueling life of a mountain man in the Rocky Mountains, Jeremiah Johnson encounters the Crow and Flathead tribes as well as hunters, trappers and settlers, all of whom call these mountains home.

"Some say he's dead...some say he never will be."

Top Billed Cast

Robert Redford

Jeremiah Johnson

Will Geer

Bear Claw

Delle Bolton

Swan

Josh Albee

Caleb

Joaquín Martínez

Paints His Shirt Red

Allyn Ann McLerie

Crazy Woman

Stefan Gierasch

Del Gue

Richard Angarola

Chief Two-Tongues Lebeaux

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

J John Chard Verified TMDB Critic

2017-05-06

The Rocky Mountains are the marrow of the World.

Jeremiah Johnson is directed by Sydney Pollack and is inspired by two books, Raymond Thorp and Robert Bunker's Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson and Vardis Fisher's Mountain Man. Script was written by John Millius and Edward Anhalt and cinematography is by Duke Callaghan. It stars Robert Redford, Will Geer, Stefan Gierasch, Delle Bolton and Josh Albee.

Hardened after the war with Mexico, and fed up with everyday life, American Jeremiah Johnson (Redford) leaves civilisation behind to live life as a mountain man. He intends to be...

A AmazoniaNOTAmazon Verified TMDB Critic

2019-09-16

I watched it in September 2019, and found it absolutely amazing.
The beauty of the landscapes are astonishing.
If you like adventure movies, then this film "Jeremiah Johnson" is for you, do not hesitate a second.

Sydney Pollack shows here how a great director he is.
You will see how hard the life in mountains is, especially in winter, and especially in the 18th and 19th century.
Robert Redford plays greatly and this movie is really worth being seen. I rate it very highly....