The Last of the Mohicans [Blu-ray]

Director: Michael Mann Michael Mann

Overview

Director Michael Mann based this lushly romantic version of the James Fenimore Cooper novel more on his memory of the 1936 film version (starring Randolph Scott) than on Cooper's novel (in fact, Philip Dunne's 1936 screenplay is cited as source material for this film). Set in the 1750s during the French and Indian War, the story concerns Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis), the European-born adopted son of Mohican scout Chingachgook (Russell Means). Hawkeye and his party, which also includes the Mohican Uncas (Eric Schweig), joins up with a group of Britons who have recently arrived in the Colonies. The group consists of Cora Munro (Madeleine Stowe) and her younger sister, Alice (Jodhi May), who are rescued from a Huron war party by Hawkeye. Hawkeye's band accompanies them to the British Fort William Henry, which is being besieged by a French and Huron force. The fort falls to the French, and Colonel Munro (Maurice Roeves) surrenders to French General Montcalm (Patrice Chéreau). The terms of the surrender are that the British merely abandon the fort and return to their homes. However, the French's bloodthirsty ally, the Huron warrior Magua (Wes Studi), has made no such agreement, and, as the British retreat from the fort, he plans to massacre them in a terrible Huron attack.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/05/2010
UPC:	0024543657880
Original Release:	1992
Rating:	NR
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:54:00
Sales rank:	3,920

Special Features

All-new director's definitive cut of the film; Commentary by Michael Mann; All-new making of the Last of the Mochicans featurette

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Daniel Day-Lewis	Hawkeye
Madeleine Stowe	Cora,Actor
Jodhi May	Alice
Russell Means	Chingachgook,Abenaki Warrior
Eric Schweig	Uncas
Steven Waddington	Heyward
Wes Studi	Magua
Maurice Roeves	Col. Munro
Edward Blatchford	Jack Winthrop
Terry Kinney	John Cameron
Curtis F. Gaston	1st Soldier
Tracey Ellis	Alexandra Cameron
Michael Phillips	Sachem,Sachem
Pete Postlewaite	Capt. Beams
Bonnie Timmermann	Actor
Justin M. Rice	James Cameron
Benton Jennings	Scottish Officer
Dylan Baker	Bougainville,Colonial Man
Dennis J. Banks	Ongewasgone,Ongewasgone
Colm Meaney	Major Ambrose
Mac Andrews	General Webb
Malcolm Storry	Phelps
David Schofield	Sergeant Major
Eric D. Sandgren	Coureuu de Bois
Tim Hopper	Ian
Gregory Zaragoza	Abenaki Chief
William J. Bozic Jr.	French Artillery Officer
Patrick Fitzgerald	Webb's Adjutant
Mark Joy	Henri
Steve Keator	Colonial Representative
Don Tilley	1st Colonial
Thomas E. Cummings	2nd Colonial
David Mark Farrow	Guard,Guard
Ethan James Fugate	French Sappeur
F. Curtis Gaston	1st Soldier
Eric A. Hurley	2nd Soldier
Jared Harris	British Lieutenant
Michael McConnell	Sentry
Thomas John McGowan	Rich Merchant,Rich Merchant
Alice Papineau	Huron Woman
Mark J. Maracle	Sharitarish
Clark Heathcliffe	Regimental Sergeant Major
Sebastian Roche	Martin
Joe Finnegan	2nd Redcoat
Patrice Chéreau	Gen. Montcalm
Sheila Adams Barnhill	Humming Woman
Randy Edelman	Composer
Trevor Jones	Composer
Maurice Roëves	pulkownik Edmund Munro
Pete Postlethwaite	kapitein Beams

Technical Credits

Michael Mann

Christopher Crowe

James Fenimore Cooper

John L. Balderston

Paul Perez

Daniel Moore

Philip Dunne

Michael Mann	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Christopher Crowe	Screenwriter
Simon Kaye	Sound Mixer
Lon Bender	Sound/Sound Designer
Hunt Lowry	Producer
James G. Robinson	Executive Producer,Producer
Larry Kemp	Sound/Sound Designer
James Fenimore Cooper	Screenwriter
John L. Balderston	Screenwriter
Paul Perez	Screenwriter
Daniel Moore	Screenwriter
Philip Dunne	Screenwriter
Ned Dowd	Producer
Michele Moen	Special Effects
Willy Allen	Sound Effects
Mary Andrews	Sound Effects
Albert Aquino	Sound Effects
Christopher Assells	Sound Effects
Karen Baker Landers	Sound Effects
Paula Fisher	Special Effects
Timothy Barnett	Stunts
Chris Jenkins	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

After making a name for himself as creator of the super-cool, ultra-modern TV series, Miami Vice, Michael Mann turned his talents to this atypical period production: a loose adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's classic 19th-century novel. Combining lush romanticism with thrilling and brutal action sequences, Last of the Mohicans became one of the biggest critical and commercial successes of Mann's career. The story follows orphaned trapper Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his surrogate Mohawk family as they escort a British officer's daughters through virgin forests, an act that entangles them in the French and Indian War. The production is superb, filled with stirring battle scenes and majestic images of the American wilderness courtesy of veteran cinematographer Dante Spinotti. Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe make a glamorous, yet refreshingly adult pair of lovers, and all of the performers bring a sincerity and emotional truth to their roles. The Last of the Mohicans skillfully melds elements of the action, western, war, and romance genres into one gloriously entertaining package.

Barnes & Noble - Amy Robinson

Challenging and stirring entertainment in a decade that seemed to be out of touch with adventure classics, The Last of the Mohicans was inbued with a newfound sensibility and daring by the gifted Michael Mann. An epic tale remarkably condensed into just under two hours of rock-solid storytelling, Mohicans operates on its own agenda and breaks a few conventions of the genre, but provides ample rewards. The chemistry between leads Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe is smoldering; their romantic tension is palpable in nearly every scene they share, which makes the central historical tale surrounding them even more urgent and pertinent. The director's knack for introducing American audiences to electric new talent is perfectly evident here, especially in the form of Wes Studi, who is positively chilling, and Jodhi May, who creates true vulnerability in a small but vital character. Also notable is the film's relentlessly accurate depiction of violence in battle, with the typically rousing heroes vs. villains archetypes laid to rest in favor of a more potent and hard-hitting illustration. A sole Oscar winner for Best Sound, The Last of the Mohicans was nonetheless hailed by many critics as one of the year's best films.

All Movie Guide - Jason Clark